SUPPORTING ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION FOR REFUGEES, DURING COVID-19 AND BEYOND BY REBECCA TELFORD
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round 90% of the world’s school-age children have been affected by school closures, including an estimated seven million refugees. Refugee children were facing significant barriers to education even before the pandemic: around 50% were out of school, with enrollment reducing significantly as students get older and transition through to secondary school and beyond. During this crisis, UNCHR has striven to maintain a strong focus on education, preventing a backslide in gains around access to quality education and maintaining the protective impact of education for the most vulnerable. Across the world, UNHCR operations have worked with partners, governments, and other stakeholders to ensure that disruptions to learning are minimized, and to guard against COVID-19 exacerbating inequalities in the long-term. 166 |
