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La ONG Internacional World Vision lanzó la iniciativa de la Cuenca Amazónica, una propuesta programática y de incidencia centrada en los niños y las niñas para asegurar la resiliencia al cambio climático y contribuir a medios de vida sostenibles para la niñez y sus familias, en una de las regiones del mundo más ricas ambientalmente, pero socialmente desigual.

UNICEF has used over USD 2.7 million other resources to support Social Protection, WASH and Education drought response generously contributed to UNICEF Kenya by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today a US$2 million First Emergency Response grant in Somalia. The fast-acting 12-month grant will be delivered by UNICEF in coordination with local partners, providing expanded access to safe learning environments and improving the quality of education for 15,000 girls and boys in the areas of Somalia most affected by internal displacement.

The scale of grave violations outlined in the Secretary-General’s report is shocking. Over 8000 children were killed and maimed in 2022. Attacks on schools and hospitals increased by 112%. Violations in the Sahel increased by 85%, in Myanmar by 140%. And over 1,500 children were recruited and used in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These are not just statistics. These are the stories of real children and their families and communities

Amici dei Bambini, Moldova” implementează, în perioada mai – noiembrie 2023, proiectul de răspuns la criza refugiaților din Ucraina „Sporirea accesului la oportunități sigure, protectoare și calitative de învățare formală și non-formală pentru copiii ucraineni, strămutați temporar pe teritoriul Republicii Moldova și copiii din comunitățile gazdă prin intermediul centrelor de învățare prietenoase copiilor, Ludotecilor și Ludobusului”. Implementarea proiectului este posibilă grație suportului generos al “Education Cannot Wait” prin intermediul UNICEF Moldova și Plan International Moldova. 

Briefing the Security Council today, the senior official tasked with advocating for children in armed conflict noted that 2022 held the highest number of grave violations ever verified by the United Nations, with Government armed and security forces the main perpetrators of the killing and maiming of children, attacks on schools and hospitals, and denial of humanitarian access.

Teachers in crisis contexts are a forgotten factor in the right to quality education. While international human rights instruments and frameworks promote teachers’ work, and their right to live with dignity, teachers in crisis contexts are denied access to the continuous professional development, commensurate compensation, and formal recognition that should allow them to engage in lifelong learning and enjoy the status of their profession.

South Sudan is the world's youngest country but between 2013 and 2020 a brutal civil war cost at least 400,000 lives and upended millions more, preventing generations of young people from learning. Now, the government has launched a new programme that will reach at least 135,000 young people across the country. Yasmin Sherif, head of Education Cannot Wait, the UN’s global fund for education, spoke to France 24 about how conflict has impacted schooling in South Sudan

Following Education Cannot Wait's recent missions to Chad, Central African Republic and South Sudan, Executive Director Yasmine Sherif speaks with Talal Al-haj on Al Arabiya's Diplomatic Avenue about ECW's regional refugee education response to ensure that crisis-affected girls and boys can access a safe, inclusive, quality learning.

Following Education Cannot Wait's recent missions to Chad, Central African Republic and South Sudan, Executive Director Yasmine Sherif speaks with Talal Al-haj on Al Arabiya's Diplomatic Avenue about ECW's regional refugee education response to ensure that crisis-affected girls and boys can access a safe, inclusive, quality learning.

Education Cannot Wait’s (ECW) Executive Director Yasmine Sherif speaks to France 24 Georja Calvin Smith upon her return from South Sudan. Sherif visited the young nation to launch a new US$40 million 3-year programme that will support holistic education services for children who face severe risks as the result of conflict, forced displacement, poverty and climate change.

UNHCR’s flagship annual report, Global Trends in Forced Displacement, found that by the end of 2022, the number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights abuses had reached a record 108.4 million, up 19.1 million from the previous year, the largest increase on record. Of these, 35.3 million were refugees.