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Ante el recrudecimiento de acciones violentas y armadas en el país en las que se han visto afectadas las escuelas y centros educativos poniendo en riesgo a niñas, niños y adolescentes, el Consejo Noruego para Refugiados, Fundación Plan, Save the Children, Unicef y World Vision, con el apoyo del fondo Education Cannot Wait (la Educación No Puede Esperar) promueven esfuerzos conjuntos para tener entornos y escuelas más seguras, que permitan garantizar el derecho a la educación de la niñez colombiana.

Según el Observatorio de Niñez y Conflicto Armado (ONCA), el 60 % de los eventos armados registrados el año pasado afectaron directamente a 268.524 niños, niñas y adolescentes, un 11,5 % más que en el 2021.

Catalina Duarte Salcedo, coordinator of the 'Education cannot wait' program, spoke about the serious effects that the conflict has on children who are in the process of training.

Children in Colombia are victims of multiple forms of abuse: forced recruitment, sexual abuse, poor nutrition. Many of them are related to the armed conflict that continues to affect various regions of the country.

As a consequence of these facts, the education of children is put at risk. Schools that must close or children who do not have the opportunity to reach them . It is estimated that between January and September 2022, more than 12,000 children had to temporarily or indefinitely suspend their studies due to events related to the armed conflict, according to data from the Observatory for Children and Armed Conflict (ONCA).

Los niños en Colombia son víctimas de múltiples formas de maltrato: el reclutamiento forzado, el abuso sexual, la mala nutrición. Muchas de ellas tienen relación con el conflicto armado que sigue afectando a varias regiones del país.

Como consecuencia de estos hechos, la educación de los niños se pone en riesgo. Escuelas que deben cerrar o niños que no tienen la oportunidad de llegar a ellas. Se calcula que entre enero y septiembre de 2022, más de 12 mil niños tuvieron que suspender temporal o indefinidamente sus estudios por hechos vinculados con el conflicto armado, de acuerdo con los datos del Observatorio de Niñez y Conflicto Armado (Onca).

Originaire de la Guinée et journaliste vedette de la chaîne de télevision Al Jazeera, Folly Bah Thibault a lancé, en 2019, sa fondation "Elle ira à l'Ecole, Fondation Kesso Bah" qui aide les jeunes filles en Guinée à avoir acces à une education de qualité

"Education Cannot Wait" (L'éducation ne peut pas attendre) est le fonds mondial des Nations unies pour l'éducation dans les situations d'urgence et les crises prolongées. Ce fonds soutient une éducation de qualité pour les garçons réfugiés, déplacés à l'intérieur de leur pays ou affectés par d'autres crises, afin que personne ne soit laissé pour compte. 

Folly Bah Thibault, a native of Guinea and a star journalist for Al Jazeera TV, launched her foundation "Elle ira à l'Ecole", Fondation Kesso Bah" in 2019 to help young girls in Guinea gain access to quality education.

"Education Cannot Wait" is the UN's global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. The fund supports quality education for girls and boys who are refugees, internally displaced or affected by other crises, so that no one is left behind. 

Al Jazeera’s Folly Bah Thibault, an acclaimed international journalist, has beenappointed as a Global Champion for Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UnitedNations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises.

Through her work for Al Jazeera, Bah Thibault has become one of the mostrecognised and respected journalists not only in her home country Guinea butacross the globe.

Al Jazeera’s Folly Bah Thibault, an acclaimed international journalist, has been appointed as a Global Champion for Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies. . 
 

Al Jazeera’s Folly Bah Thibault, an acclaimed international journalist, has been appointed as a Global Champion for Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises.

Through her work for Al Jazeera, Bah Thibault has become one of the most recognised and respected journalists not only in her home country Guinea but across the globe.

Al Jazeera’s Folly Bah Thibault, an acclaimed international journalist, has been appointed as a Global Champion for Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises.

Through her work for Al Jazeera, Bah Thibault has become one of the most recognised and respected journalists not only in her home country Guinea but across the globe.

In some departments such as Cauca, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Arauca and Chocó, recording armed actions that seriously affect the rights of children and young people in the territories. Some minors are at risk of recruitment, sexual abuse, and forced displacement , but, in addition, in some areas of the country there are explosive devices on the roads to schools.

Given this, the organizations Save the Children, Unicef, World Vision, the Norwegian Council for Refugees and Fundación Plan have called on the actors involved in the conflict not to affect the rights of children and allow access to education.

En algunos departamentos como el Cauca, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Arauca y Chocó se están registrando acciones armadas que afectan gravemente los derechos de los niños y jóvenes en los territorios. Algunos menores de edad están en riesgo de reclutamiento, abuso sexual, y desplazamiento forzado, pero, además, en algunas zonas del país hay presencia de artefactos explosivos en los caminos a las escuelas.

Ante esto las organizaciones Save the Children, Unicef, World Vision, el Consejo Noruego para Refugiados y Fundación Plan han hecho un llamado a los actores involucrados en el conflicto para no afectar los derechos de los niños y permitir el acceso a la educación.