Education Cannot Wait: Protecting Children and Youth’s Right to a Quality Education in Humanitarian Emergencies and Conflict Situations

Publication language
English
Pages
2pp
Date published
01 Jun 2012
Type
Plans, policy and strategy
Keywords
Capacity development, Education, Funding and donors, Needs assessment
Organisations
United Nations Secretary-General

28 million of the world’s out of school children currently live in conflict-affected contexts, and enrolment rates in secondary schools are nearly one-third lower in conflict-affected countries compared with other developing countries. This paper calls to action and address the key barriers to change it.