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A finales de 2022 había 108,4 millones de desplazados forzosos en todo el mundo. Esta cifra incluye 62,5 millones de desplazados internos, 35,3 millones de refugiados, 5,4 millones de solicitantes de asilo y otros 5,2 millones que necesitan protección internacional, según un análisis reciente de ACNUR.

Había 108,4 millones de personas desplazadas por la fuerza en todo el mundo a fines de 2022. Esto incluye 62,5 millones de personas desplazadas internamente, 35,3 millones de refugiados, 5,4 millones de solicitantes de asilo y 5,2 millones adicionales que necesitan protección internacional, según un análisis reciente de ACNUR.

There were 108.4 million forcibly displaced people worldwide by the end of 2022. This includes 62.5 million internally displaced people, 35.3 million refugees, 5.4 million asylum seekers and an additional 5.2 million in need of international protection, according to recent analysis by UNHCR.

There were 108.4 million forcibly displaced people worldwide by the end of 2022. This includes 62.5 million internally displaced people, 35.3 million refugees, 5.4 million asylum seekers and an additional 5.2 million in need of international protection, according to  recent analysis by UNHCR.

As we mark World Refugee Day, ECW calls on leaders worldwide to make sure the rights of refugees enshrined in the 1951 Refugee Convention are honoured. These girls and boys - who have fled their beloved home-countries due to armed conflicts and persecution - are entitled to protection and basic services, not the least a continuation of their education. With access to safe, inclusive, quality learning opportunities, there is Hope Away From Home.

南スーダンの子どもたちは、紛争、強制移住、貧困、気候変動などによる結果として、深刻な危険性に直面しています。 南スーダンのサルバ・キール・マヤルディット（Salva Kiir Mayardit）大統領と「Education Cannot Wait（ECW）」の事務局長、ヤスミン・シェリフ（Yasmine Sherif）は本日、教育がもつ変革の力を使うことによって、相互に関連し合う危機に対応するために、南スーダンで活動するECWの複数年レジリエンスプログラムをさらに3年間延長するべく、触媒作用をもたらす4,000万ドルの助成金追加を発表しました。 南スーダンで活動するECWの資金総額は、現在7200万ドルを超えています。

En respuesta a la multiplicación de las crisis que están afectando tanto a la comunidad de acogida como a los niños refugiados en la República Centroafricana, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) ha anunciado hoy una subvención de 2 millones de dólares para la Primera Respuesta de Emergencia. Los programas financiados por ECW en la República Centroafricana ya han beneficiado a unos 250.000 niños con una financiación total de casi 70 millones de dólares.

The students in Ismat Ara Jannat Sheuly’s class are having too much fun. There's no doubt that they're learning, but they're doing it through “play”.Sheuly’s school, the Shishu Bikash Kendra (SBK) early childhood center in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, employs the “learning through play” education approach implemented by development programs around the world.

In Cox's Bazar, where Sheuly’s lives with her husband and three children, the opportunity to teach this program is provided by Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN’s global fund dedicated to supporting children to access an education in emergency settings.

ECW Executive Director Yasmine Sherif Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.

Sexual violence is unacceptable in any shape or form, in all contexts, including those of conflict.As we come together on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, we must reflect together on the fear and inhumanity that rape, sexual abuse, trafficking, slavery, child marriage and other forms of conflict-related sexual violence bring to our collective humanity.

Specialists have identified 7 potentials for the development of early education, most notably investing in the quality of the workforce through academic qualification and sustainable capacity development.

Investing in high-quality care and education, developing curricula that suit the needs of each child, according to his abilities, talents and capabilities, investing in social and economic development and building partnerships with multiple sectors in society, in addition to strengthening the relationship with the family and society that represent hidden potentials that enhance and accelerate the quality of early childhood care. And benefit from the experiences of developed countries with regard to early childhood curricula.

Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations (UN) global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, has named Christina Lamb as its newest ‘ECW Global Champion’.

Lamb, the Chief Foreign Correspondent for The Sunday Times and best-selling co-author of “I Am Malala”, will help advance ECW’s advocacy worldwide by advocating for the right to education for crisis-affected children.

In response to multiplying crises that are impacting both host community and refugee children in the Central African Republic, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today a US$2 million First Emergency Response grant. ECW-financed programmes in the Central African Republic have already reached approximately 250,000 children with close to US$70 million in total funding.