Funding Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crises is a Priority

Education is a fundamental human right that does not allow for discrimination or exclusion.

Shocking new estimates released in June 2022 by Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations Global Fund for Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crises, show that currently there are 222 million school-age children, girls and adolescents affected by crises globally who are in urgent need of educational support. Among them, 78.2 million are excluded from school and 119.6 million attend school but do not achieve minimum skills in math and reading. Barely one out of ten children in crisis contexts, attending primary or secondary school, reach these proficiency standards.

This document, produced by the Global Campaign for Education in Italy (CGE) that WeWorld is a part of, aims to highlight the urgent need for action to reach children in vulnerable situations who need our urgent attention and support to enable them to enjoy their full and effective right to a safe, inclusive and quality education.

The organizations part of the Global Campaign for Education Italy, with the support of their membership networks Link2007, CINI, AOI, AVSI and CISP, call on Italy to commit to protecting and promoting the right to Education even in protracted emergency and crisis contexts.

Source: Education Cannot Wait (ECW)