Category Archives: Conflict
Syria conflict takes a heavy toll on education
The conflict in Syria is causing severe damage to the education system, according to a new report by UNICEF on the country’s two-year crisis. Thousands of children are being kept out of school by the violence. Some have already missed … Continue reading
Posted in Aid, Arab States, Conflict, Out-of-school children
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From the streets of Sudan: Khalid’s story
The winner of the 2012 EFA Global Monitoring Report art contest, Khalid Mohamed Hammad Elkhateem, knows the importance of education. His winning artwork “In the middle of nowhere” describes how youth of today are lost in the mismatch of skills … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Basic education, Conflict, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Youth
Tagged conflict, education, Sudan
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Conflicts are one of the biggest barriers to Education for All
The devastating effect conflicts have on education was the focus of the 2011 EFA Global Monitoring Report. As part of our 10th anniversary countdown to the launch of the 2012 report on October 16, we asked Prof. Alan Smith from our … Continue reading
Put Education First – share our flyer
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon launched his Education First initiative today. To support the rationale for choosing access and learning as two of the three key aspects of the new Initiative, we have collected some key statistics below. These include a … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict, Health, HIV/AIDS, Literacy, Nutrition, Out-of-school children, Primary school, Secondary school, Skills
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In South Sudan, many girls are missing out on school
Today, July 9, South Sudan celebrates its first anniversary. Since independence, education has been a key priority for the government. But many challenges remain – especially girls’ access to education. It’s been a rough start for the world’s youngest country. … Continue reading
BRIEFLY: Grassroots support for education in conflict zones
The 2011 Education for All Global Monitoring Report, The hidden crisis: Armed conflict and education was recently highlighted in two feature articles by Voice of America (see Part I and Part II). As we described in the Report, conflict has … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict, Gender
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Telling the truth and shaping a vision for education
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report, we have invited the Report’s previous directors to share their views on progress and prospects for Education for All. By Kevin Watkins Was it really three years? When I … Continue reading
BRIEFLY: Attacks in Nigeria leave thousands without schools
One common impact of conflict on education – which we noted in the 2011 Education for all Global Monitoring Report – is the tendency for armed groups to attack schools. Since the beginning of this year, the Islamist group Boko … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Conflict, Human rights
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Ensuring education for Syrian refugee children
The continuing conflict in Syria is taking a heavy toll on education, as thousands of Syrian families take their children out of school and flee across the border to seek refuge. Recognizing their needs, the United Nations and its humanitarian … Continue reading
Posted in Aid, Arab States, Conflict, Donors, Human rights, Refugees and displaced people
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Justice for children: Lubanga and Kony are only the tip of the iceberg
By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report The widespread use of child soldiers – whose damaging effects on education we examined in the 2011 Global Monitoring Report – came under the global spotlight for the … Continue reading
