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The United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), released a shocking new report today that indicates the number of crisis-impacted school

GENEVA, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), released a shocking new report today that

The United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), on Tuesday released a shocking report that indicates the number of crisis-impacted school-aged children requiring educational ...

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - The number of crisis-impacted school-aged children around the world requiring educational support has grown from an estimated 75 million in 2016 to 222 million today, according to a new report. The report which was released by Education Cannot Wait (ECW) the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises,

GENEVA  —  The United Nations recently estimated that the number of crisis-affected children in need of urgent educational support has skyrocketed from 75 million in 2016 to 222 million today. That’s 222 million dreams dashed  —  and 222 million attacks on our collective humanity.

 Catherine M. Russell became UNICEF’s eighth Executive Director on 1 February 2022.Ms. Russell brings to the role decades of experience in developing innovative policy that empowers un

Out of her seven siblings, Veronica, 12, is the first in her family to go to school. “My parents can barely feed us, let alone send us to school”, she shares. Warrap State’s Tonj East County in South Sudan is among the communities affected by inter-communal conflicts, cattle raids, floods and hunger crisis. Life is unbearable for many thus sending children to school is not a priority.Veronica started to study in 2018 to 2019 but was often troubled with lack of fees and scholastic materials...

“My family called me a mistake for getting pregnant from my boyfriend of same age who cannot pay five cows for my dowry. They forced me to marry an old man with four wives because he can afford to”, says Akuac, 22, a 22-year old mother from South Sudan’s Tonj East County.She adds, “Most girls in my village do not complete their studies even on the primary level because they are viewed as the solution to their families’ financial issues through marriage.

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations (UN) global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises have announced a new $2 million grant to address insecurity, school closures and escalating refugee crisis in Niger. ECW works through the multilateral system to both increase the speed of responses in crises and connect

Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, on Wednesday announced $2 million grant in financing for a new education in emergencies response that will reach 22,000 children and ...