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Education in emergencies

Rohingya children going to temporary school

Education for disaster risk reduction, social cohesion...

Ensuring uninterrupted, safe and quality education for children affected by natural disasters and conflict in South Asia for peace and social cohesion.

children lining up in front of the learning centre

UNICEF: Against the odds, children begin the new school year in Rohingya refugee camps

Despite fires burning down learning centres and Cyclone Mocha’s wrath, a record 300,000 Rohingya refugee children attend first day of school

ten-year-old Shohana

Shohana learns to read again after COVID-19 school closures

Catch-up classes give second chance to children falling behind

5-year-old Arbella smiles for a portait

12 January 2023

8 reasons to have hope in 2023

Looking back on the last year, here’s why we’re hopeful for the year ahead.

Minuara and her daughter

12 January 2023

Single mothers are breaking the poverty cycle in Cox’s Bazar

A UNICEF economic empowerment programme reunites children with their families

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03 November 2022

Schools for more than 2 million children in Pakistan remain inaccessible due to devastating floods – UNICEF

Ema wading through floodwaters

Ema wades through floodwaters to continue learning

As flooding closes schools, UNICEF works with Government and partners to ensure children do not lose out on education

Tarekul Islam

UNICEF: Education milestone for Rohingya refugee children as Myanmar curriculum pilot reaches first 10,000 children

But additional measures still needed to boost school attendance in camps

Tahira holds her 3-year-old son, Armin

Waiting for a lifeline

To support the careers of educators like Tahira, UNICEF provided emergency cash support to 194,000 public-school teachers in Afghanistan

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09 September 2021

Repeated school closures due to COVID-19 leading to learning loss and widening inequities in South Asia, UNICEF research shows

Limited access to devices, low connectivity, and limited teacher contact are severely constraining remote learning in the region