Notícias New UNHCR program aims to close the refugee education gap Education, especially secondary schooling, provides a route to economic self-sufficiency and a way to regain a sense of purpose and dignity after displacement
Notícias Millions of refugee children missing out on education The United Nations is urging the international community to invest in secondary school education for refugee youth to empower them with skills and knowledge — and give them a better shot at ending a vicious cycle of living in limbo and depending on others.
Evento UNESCO Qualifications Passport for Refugees and Vulnerable Migrants This high level event will comprise of (or include) a panel discussion, refugee testimonies and an engaging art activity that will draw attention to the critical plight of refugees and migrants seeking higher education as well as the role that education institutions must play in this regard. Through an open dialogue between policy makers and experts, the event expects to raise awareness of the importance of the new Qualifications Passport as part of the international community’s global efforts to facilitate the recognition of refugees’ qualifications.
Notícias 83,920 refugee children in Jordan out of school - UNHCR "Of the 233,000 refugee children of school age in Jordan, 83,920 are out of school and are not enrolled in any formal or informal education system, according to UNHCR data released this month.
Notícias UNESCO Reports Large Increase in Migrant and Refugee School-Age Children "The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has released its annual report on the state of education around the world. The 2019 report focuses for the first time on the theme of migration and displacement and finds that the numbers of migrant and refugee school-age children have grown by 26% since the year 2000."
Notícias Rohingya Refugee Children Missing Out on Education and Viable Future "A study by the U.N. Children’s Fund finds more than half a million Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar are not learning the life skills they need to prepare them for the future or to protect them from present-day abuse and exploitation."
Notícias Refugees in West Java, Indonesia have no access to education so they established their own school "In West Java, a group of volunteer refugees established the Refugee Learning Center (RLC) to provide education and empower fellow refugees.
Notícias Syrian students in Jordan struggle with multiple obstacles to post-secondary education "4761 Syrians sat for high school final exams (tawjihi) this year, according to the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Education, Sami al-Salaitah, among which hundreds are expected to have passed and thus become qualified to enroll in universities and community colleges.
Notícias The Forgotten Rohingya Refugees Existence is resistance: a quarter of a million Rohingya refugees live in Malaysia with no legal rights or protections. Sohail Mohammad is three years old. He was born in Malaysia, but he’s not allowed to go to school here and his parents aren’t allowed to earn a living. That’s because they’re among the country’s 200,000 Rohingya refugees.
Notícias The Forgotten Rohingya Refugees "Fleeing at a staggering rate since 2012, over 720,000 of Myanmar’s Rohingya ethnic minority, many of whom are Muslim, have escaped what the UN calls “ethnic cleansing.” Myanmar has launched extensive military campaigns against what they say are Rohingya militants, but tens of thousands have been killed and entire villages razed, prompting allegations of human rights violations, war crimes, and
