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Safeguard Yemen’s Future: Protect Education from Attack

Attacks on education in Yemen are exacerbating an already devastating crisis for education, said the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) in a briefing paper, Safeguard Yemen’s Future: Protect Education from Attack. According to Yemen’s Education Cluster, 2 million children are…

Schools under Attack in Syria: A monitoring report on the impact of attacks on Syrian schools by the Southern Turkey Education Cluster (Syria response)

Syria is one of the most heavily affected countries by attacks on education.In Syria, schools arebombed, damaged, looted and destroyed on a regular basis, many places of learning are now deserted as children and teachers flee to safety.Since the conflict began, more than 4,200 schoolshave been…

Operational Guidance Note: the use of schools, educational facilities and temporary learning centres as shelter

Ideally School buildings and education facilities should not be used as shelter by families who have been displaced due to conflict. Using school buildings as shelter denies displaced and host community children access to safe learning environments.However, in a case of mass displacement where no…

Monsoon / Cyclone / Landslide / Flood Key Messages for Temporary Learning Centre Facilitators and Students

The Bangladesh Education Cluster developed Key Messages for Temporary Learning Center facilitators and students. During the monsoon season, all students should be told, and regularly reminded of, the key messages in this document. Facilitators Should reinforce these messages regularly through role…

Global Education Cluster Mid Year Report January - June 2018

The Global Education Cluster (GEC) Mid-Year Report provides an update on the progress made by the GEC team against its revised 2017-2019 Strategic Plan. It highlights key achievements under each of the GEC strategic pillars – accountability, partnership, and humanitarian-development nexus –and core…

Elevating Education in Emergencies: Making Cash Transfer Work Framing Paper

The second instalment in the Elevating Education in Emergencies series takes stock of the work done within the education sector to implement cash transfer programming (CTP) and reflects upon the challenges, successes and opportunities for the future, with a focus on Iraq and Somalia.

Education Under Attack 2018 - Ukraine Country Profile in GCPEA Report

The conflict in Ukraine has led to a splintered education system, and fighting disrupted children’s access to education near the contact line. Rockets, heavy artillery, and mortars launched by all parties to the conflict damaged or destroyed hundreds of schools on both sides of the contact line. In…

Global Education Cluster Key Achievements 2017

Global Education Cluster Key Achievements 2017

2017 was another important, ambitious and successful year for the Global Education Cluster. The year saw the development of a new strategic approach through the review of the 2015-2019 Education Cluster strategy and subsequent development of the GEC Strategic Plan 2017-2019 Revision. The revised…

Global Education Cluster Annual Report 2016

2016 was a year of great significance for the field of Education in Emergencies(EiE), and no less can be said for the Global Education Cluster(GEC). As the GEC moves into this new period, with an exciting global team full of experience and new faces, it does so with a strategic vision that reflects…