YANGON, 19 March 2021 – ", The occupation of education facilities across Myanmar by security forces is a serious violation of children’s rights. It will exacerbate the learning crisis for almost 12 million children and youth in Myanmar, which was already under tremendous pressure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing widespread school closures. Save the Children…

Even before COVID-19, 2.2 million children, most of whom are girls, were out of school in South Sudan. Protracted conflict has devastated the country’s education system, and the recent pandemic left an additional 2.1 million children out of school. UNICEF is working closely with the Government and other partners to advocate for a complete, safe…

Reimagining Girls’ Education: Solutions to Keep Girls Learning in Emergencies presents an empirical overview of what works to support learning outcomes for girls in emergencies. Research shows that girls in emergencies are disadvantaged at all stages of education and are more likely to be out-of-school than in non-emergency settings. Girls are…

Education stakeholders increasingly recognize the role that cash and voucher assistance (CVA) can play in meeting education objectives in emergencies. To achieve better results for children in an efficient and effective way, and in line with global commitments, UNICEF is scaling up use of cash and voucher assistance across all sectors in the…

The Response Analysis Tool aims to equip education actors with guidance and tools to undertake effective response analysis, contributing to the design and implementation of quality, effective and consistent cash and voucher assistance for education outcomes. Guidance is presented under four steps of the response analysis process. Download file (…

NEW YORK, 24 October 2020, – “This has been a deadly weekend for schoolchildren in Afghanistan and Cameroon. “Earlier today, an attack outside an educational center in Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi area left 16 people dead and 45 people injured, many of them women and children. “Thousands of miles away, an attack on a confessional bilingual college in Kumba, in south-west Cameroon…

The Convention on the Rights of the Child states that the key goal of education is the development of the child’s personality, talents and mental and physical abilities to their fullest potential. The Annual Results Report for Education is an opportunity to reflect on the lessons of the past year as UNICEF worked towards that goal – to build on…

ROME/NEW YORK, 29 April 2020 –,  As the COVID-19 crisis pushes up levels of hunger among the global poor, the World Food Programme and UNICEF are urging national governments to prevent devastating nutrition and health consequences for the 370 million children missing out on school meals amid school closures. “For millions of children around the world, the meal they get at school…, Notes to editors, About World Food Programme, The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies, building prosperity and supporting a sustainable future for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. Children eat school-provided lunch at Qanshalay Primary School in Dollow, Somalia, Tuesday,…

Download the joint guidance on protecting children and schools from COVID-19: https://uni.cf/33hxaSd  , GENEVA/NEW YORK, 10 March 2020, – The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) today issued new guidance to help protect children and schools from transmission of the COVID-19 virus. The guidance provides critical considerations and practical checklists to keep schools safe. It also advises…

This guidance note aims to help UNICEF education staff working in humanitarian, transition and development contexts analyze risk and adapt policies and programmes so that education systems are more resilient and all children are in school and learning. Download file (PDF, 9,44 MB)