Noticias Dismay as world leaders fail to keep promise on Syrian refugee education A coalition of global children’s charities - led by Theirworld - has accused world leaders of displaying a “gross failure of political leadership” after they failed to prioritise education at a major conference on the future of Syria.
Evento Save our Education: High-Level Political Forum 2020 side event You are invited to the Save Our Education event, co-hosted by Sierra Leone, on sidelines of the High-Level Political Forum 2020. The event will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on children’s education and wellbeing, and the urgency of coordinated global action, as highlighted in Save the Children's new global Save our Education report.
Noticias Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock Opening remarks to the Brussels IV Conference, 30 June 2020 The Syria crisis is in its tenth year; approaching the length of the combination of World Wars I and II.
Evento Elevating Education in Emergencies: Securing Uninterrupted Learning for Crises-affected Children Featuring experienced speakers from diverse contexts and institutions, the final instalment in this series will unpack practical examples, research findings and recommendations to move beyond a conceptual discussion on the humanitarian–development nexus to outline what can be done in practice – including through coordination – to meet the education rights of children. Through this, the event will explore how the nexus can be leveraged to ensure uninterrupted learning for affected children and youth in crises contexts, including where existing crises are compounded by COVID-19.
Evento Joint UNESCO-UNICEF-World Bank webinar series on the reopening of schools The joint webinar series is organized around the Framework for reopening of schools, published in April 2020 in collaboration with UNICEF and the World Bank, and aims to support governments in strengthening distance learning and facilitating the reopening of schools, as part of the Global Education Coalition’s efforts on COVID-19. The series includes 5 webinars broadcasted over the month of June.
Recurso Framework for Safe Reopening of Schools: Iraq The purpose of this document is to assist education partners to prepare for the eventual re-opening of schools and to make suggestions on how partners can support the Ministries of Education and the Directorates of Education to keep children safe. The document concludes with a checklist which every partner should use daily as they plan their education interventions.
Recurso Keeping our promise to Syria’s refugees: Education and the ‘No Lost Generation’ commitment As the world struggles to cope with a pandemic and an economic downturn, there are many people being pushed even further to the margins of society. This is particularly true for the children of Syria. The international community may have repeatedly vowed to protect and nurture them, with assurances that there would be ‘no lost generation’, but they are more vulnerable than ever.
Recurso La educación durante el COVID-19: Marco de planificación de contingencia, reducción de riesgos, preparación y respuesta El Árbol de Decisiones de Respuesta contiene directrices para proceder cuando los estudiantes tienen dispositivos y pueden acceder a una conexión de internet, como si no tienen dispositivos y/o no acceden a conectividad.
Recurso Cox's Bazar - Bangladesh Covid-19 Response Strategy The goal of the Covid 19 response is to ensure continued learning and psychosocial wellbeing during the pandemic and create conducive environment for resumption of teaching and learning for children affected by the Covid 19 outbreak.
Noticias The Power of Education in Emergencies: Interview with Denmark’s Minister of Development Cooperation Rasmus Prehn Denmark is Education Cannot Wait’s (ECW) third largest donor, with US$79.1 million in contributions to date.
