INEE Minimum Standards for Education, 2010 Edition

Please see the current version of the INEE Minimum Standards, launched in 2024, here.

The INEE Minimum Standards for Education: Preparedness, Response, Recovery is the only global tool that articulates the minimum level of educational quality and access in emergencies through to recovery.

The aim of the Handbook is:

  1. To enhance the quality of educational preparedness, response and recovery;
  2. To increase access to safe and relevant learning opportunities for all learners, regardless of their age, gender or abilities; and
  3. To ensure accountability and strong coordination in the provision of education in emergencies through to recovery.

The Handbook is designed to give governments and humanitarian workers the tools that they need to address both local and global goals. It is the first step toward ensuring that education initiatives in emergency situations provide a solid and sound basis for post-conflict and disaster reconstruction. The INEE Minimum Standards express a commitment that all individuals – children, youth, and adults – have a right to education during emergencies and fragile contexts. They echo the core beliefs of the Sphere Project: that all possible steps should be taken to alleviate human suffering arising out of calamity and conflict, and that people affected by disaster have a right to life with dignity.

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Manual/Handbook/Guide

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Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)

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INEE Minimum Standards