Education Uprooted
2017
This report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) describes the challenges faced by nearly 50 million uprooted children around the world in accessing education. Whether children are migrating with their families to pursue better opportunities, or forced from their homes due to conflict or natural disaster, the disruption to education can have long-term negative consequences, putting them at a disadvantage as they mature into adulthood and seek a safe and stable life with less poverty, better heath, and the ability to direct their own futures.
The report outlines the key barriers to education for uprooted children—those who are migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced people, or who have left their place of origin for other reasons. It also sets out an agenda for action for countries and world leaders to protect vulnerable children and ensure they have access to education, health care, and other quality services. For more comprehensive information about uprooted children, readers can explore UNICEF’s 2016 report, Uprooted: The Growing Crisis for Refugee and Migrant Children.
Source:
Education Uprooted: For Every Migrant, Refugee and Displaced Child, Education. United Nations Children’s Fund 2017. https://www.unicef.org/reports/education-uprooted.