{"id":29151,"date":"2017-07-07T15:19:27","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T15:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=29151"},"modified":"2017-07-07T15:19:27","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T15:19:27","slug":"funding-shortfall-threatens-education-for-children-in-conflict-disaster-zones-unicef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2017\/07\/funding-shortfall-threatens-education-for-children-in-conflict-disaster-zones-unicef\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding shortfall threatens education for children in conflict, disaster zones \u2013 UNICEF"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some 9.2 million children living in emergency countries will miss out on schooling unless the international community contributes an additional $820 million, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF<\/a>) warned at the start of today’s G20 summit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout education, children grow up without the knowledge and skills they need to contribute to the peace and the development of their countries and economies,\u00a0aggravating an already desperate situation for millions of children<\/a>,\u201d said Muzoon Almellehan, UNICEF’s latest \u2013 and youngest \u2013 Goodwill Ambassador, speaking from Hamburg, Germany, where she is representing UNICEF at the summit.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the millions of children growing up in war zones, the threats are even more daunting: not going to school leaves children vulnerable to early marriage, child labour and recruitment by armed forces,\u201d Ms. Almellehan said.<\/p>\n

The UN agency has requested $932 million for its education programmes in conflict and disaster zones, but has received less than $115 million.<\/p>\n

The greatest needs are in the Central African Republic and Yemen, where the funding gaps are above 70 per cent.<\/p>\n

Students are missing out on opportunities to learn in Iraq and Syria, as well. According to a survey cited by UNICEF, pursuing educational opportunities was mentioned as one of the factors leading families and children to flee their homes.<\/p>\n

A survey of refugee and migrant children in Italy revealed that 38 per cent of them headed to Europe to gain access to learning opportunities. In Greece, one in three parents or caretakers said that seeking education for their children was the main reason they left their countries for Europe.<\/p>\n

UNICEF said that for children who have experienced the trauma of war and displacement, education can be life-saving.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I fled Syria in 2013, I was terrified I would never be able to return to school. But when I arrived in Jordan and realized there was a school in the camp, I was relieved and hopeful,\u201d said Muzoon. \u201cSchool gives children like me a lifeline and the chance of a peaceful and positive future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Secretary-General<\/a>\u00a0Ant\u00f3nio Guterres is also participating in the two-day summit of the G20, which includes leaders from 19 countries and the European Union.<\/p>\n

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Via UN News Centre<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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