A new report by the United Nations Educational Scientific and
Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), yesterday in its Education For All
Global Monitoring Report (EFA GMR) shows that 34 million children and
adolescents are out of school in conflict-affected countries.
It added that the most vulnerable are the hardest hit as the poorest are twice as likely to be out of school as their counterparts in peaceful countries.
The paper further showed that $2.3 billion is required to place them in school – ten times the amount that education is receiving from humanitarian aid right now.
The report released yesterday revealed that for primary education, an extra $38 is needed per child in conflict situations while $113 is needed per adolescent in lower secondary education
UNESCO’s Director General, Irina Bokova said, “Returning to school may be the only flicker of hope and normality for many children and youth in countries engulfed in crises,”
“The Incheon Declaration adopted by 160 countries commits to meeting the needs of these populations through more resilient, resistive and inclusive education systems and a response to crisis that spans the phases of emergency, recovery and building. Education must be seen as part of the first response when crisis hits and an integral part of any peace building strategy,” she said
The report revealed that one of the core reasons conflict is taking such a heavy toll on education is lack of financing and that in 2014, education received only two per cent of humanitarian aid.
It added that if the target had been met in 2013, it would have left 15.5 million children and youth without any humanitaria
It added that the most vulnerable are the hardest hit as the poorest are twice as likely to be out of school as their counterparts in peaceful countries.
The paper further showed that $2.3 billion is required to place them in school – ten times the amount that education is receiving from humanitarian aid right now.
The report released yesterday revealed that for primary education, an extra $38 is needed per child in conflict situations while $113 is needed per adolescent in lower secondary education
UNESCO’s Director General, Irina Bokova said, “Returning to school may be the only flicker of hope and normality for many children and youth in countries engulfed in crises,”
“The Incheon Declaration adopted by 160 countries commits to meeting the needs of these populations through more resilient, resistive and inclusive education systems and a response to crisis that spans the phases of emergency, recovery and building. Education must be seen as part of the first response when crisis hits and an integral part of any peace building strategy,” she said
The report revealed that one of the core reasons conflict is taking such a heavy toll on education is lack of financing and that in 2014, education received only two per cent of humanitarian aid.
It added that if the target had been met in 2013, it would have left 15.5 million children and youth without any humanitaria
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