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The @icrc.org's new "Commentary on the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use During Armed Conflict" is vital reading at a time when education is increasingly under attack.

➡️ Read the full commentary here: shop.icrc.org/commentary-o...
Commentary on the guidelines for protecting schools and universities from military use during armed conflict
In the nearly 130 armed conflicts taking place worldwide, millions of children are denied safe access to education – a trend that continues to rise at alarming rates. Between 2022 and 2023, the Global...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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🎓 #SafeSchools2025 Conference Opens in Nairobi!

Today marked the official opening of the Fifth International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration.

🔗 Catch up on the Day 1 recording and join the Day 2 livestream tomorrow: kenyaconferencessd.co.ke
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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The denial of girls' education is a form of #GBV.

Armed groups and the lack of female teachers also increase the risk of GBV occurring in/around schools.

Education Clusters have an important role to play by ensuring gender equality is high on the agenda.

#16DaysofActivism
#16daysofactivism | Global Education Cluster
The denial of girls' education is a form of gender-based violence. Armed groups and the lack of female teachers also increase the risk of GBV occurring in and around schools.   Education Clusters h...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
📚 Almost one-third of children (29.5%) are deprived education in low income countries, compared to 15.3% in lower-middle income countries.

➡️Read more in our member UNICEF's report, "State of the World's Children 2025": www.unicef.org/press-releas...
More than 400 million children globally live in poverty, missing out on at least two daily needs such as nutrition and sanitation – UNICEF
New report warns more children are at risk of falling into poverty as global funding cuts, conflict and climate threaten access to services crucial for health and wellbeing
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November 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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🌍 Today is #WorldChildrensDay! Across the globe, 1 in 5 children live in or near active conflict experiencing daily risks—family separation, exploitation, recruitment, and violence. Child protection must be central to every humanitarian response.

➡️ https://ow.ly/r41l50XuhON
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"Why protecting education in conflict is a global imperative"

Timely blog post from our member @planglobal.bsky.social ahead of next week's Safe Schools Declaration Conference in Kenya.

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Why protecting education in conflict is a global imperative - Plan International Middle East, Eastern and Southern Africa
A decade on, the Safe Schools Declaration remains as vital as ever, and the world must act now.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:31 AM
“We have to believe that survival means more than just breathing.”

Must-listen podcast with @inee.org Director Dr Faiza Hassan for @newhumanitarian.bsky.social

www.thenewhumanitarian.org/podcasts/202...
November 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Thank you to everyone who joined us in the Geneva today to celebrate the 25th anniversary of @inee.org!

A moment to reflect on how far the EiE sector has come in 25 years, and on challenges and opportunities ahead.
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"Why schools are so treasured by the Rohingya"

Read this moving blog post by Syedul Mostafa from the Rohingya Youth Advocacy Network on the Rohingyas' struggle for an education in Myanmar and beyond:

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November 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
➡️ The education crisis in #Haiti has reached alarming levels, fuelled by gang violence, political instability and climate vulnerability.

➡️ Find out more in our latest brief on Haiti - the first in a series of briefs on forgotten education crises we'll publish shortly

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Country brief: Haiti’s education crisis | Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies
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November 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🌏 With #COP30 starting this week, the EiE Hub and its members are calling on stakeholders to put the rights of children and youth to access #education in emergencies at the heart of discussions.

➡️ Read the full statement here: eiehub.org/news/cop30-p...
COP30: Put children’s education at the heart of discussions | Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies
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November 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Farida Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education, launched her latest policy brief at an event on the sidelines of the United Nations Human Rights Council Social Forum on 30 October 2025, co-organised by the EiE Hub.

➡️Find out more: eiehub.org/news/the-urg...
The urgent need to better protect education in armed conflict | Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies
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November 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
How do you keep schools open and ensure that children learn even during an active conflict?

Lessons from Ukraine in this blog post for our member the Global Partnership for Education:

➡️https://www.globalpartnership.org/blog/ukraine-shows-why-supporting-education-emergencies-matters-globally
November 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🌍With COP30 Brazil in Brazil approaching next month, Mayra Stefanía Gómez González - a young climate justice activist from Mexico - writes for the EiE Hub about why it's so important for young people to take action on the climate crisis and education.

➡️Read her post here: eiehub.org/blog/sowing-...
Sowing the seeds of “eco-hope” for climate justice and education | Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies
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October 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
🌎 In a new statement, members of the EiE Hub are today calling on world leaders and other stakeholders to put children’s education at the heart of discussions when they gather in Belém for the COP30 Brazil climate summit in November 2025.

➡️Read it here: eiehub.org/news/cop30-p...
COP30: Put children’s education at the heart of discussions | Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies
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October 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Writing from the @ipuparliament.bsky.social Assembly in #Geneva, @folketinget.dk member Kris Skriver calls for renewed global solidarity in response to humanitarian crises & more support to ensure that children in emergencies receive an education. 👉 go.ipned.org/n718s5
#IP151 #EiE #SDG4
October 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
We're looking forward to next week's Social Forum by the UN Human Rights Council on the right to education, here in Geneva on 30-31 Oct.

More information and registration details are available here: www.ohchr.org/en/events/fo...
October 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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At the Inter-Parliamentary Union's General Assembly, Hazel De Wet, Deputy Director, @unicef.org's Office of Emergency Programmes called on parliamentarians as legislators, budget-holders and advocates to champion inclusive education policies and keep #EiE at the heart of the humanitarian response.
October 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Thank you to everyone who attended today's event at the @ipuparliament.bsky.social Assembly #IPU151 in Geneva today!

Inspiring to hear from so many parliamentarians and other speakers on what lawmakers can do to protect #EducationInEmergencies. @ipned.bsky.social

Full report to follow!
October 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Excited to be hosting this high-level parliamentary event on why #EducationInEmergencies is so crucial with @ipned.bsky.social at the @ipuparliament.bsky.social Assembly in Geneva today! #IPU151
October 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM
🏚️ "The loss of education is the loss of the future itself."

❗ Three students and one teacher from Gaza describe the devastating impact on their lives of two years without schooling.

Read the full @theguardian.com article here: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘The loss of education is the loss of the future itself’: Gaza’s children and teachers on two years without school
With 97% of schools destroyed or damaged, 600,000 children have just begun their third year out of formal education. Three students and a teacher share their stories – and their hopes
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:36 AM
On #InternationalDayOfTheGirl, new analysis by our member @savethechildren.org shows how this year's aid cuts have taken the worst toll on girls in countries with already high levels of gender inequality.

Read more here: www.savethechildren.net/news/girls-p...
Girls Pay the Price As Aid Cuts Hit Countries with Deepest Gender Inequality
The analysis, released on International Day of the Girl, found that 17 of the 20 countries most severely affected by global aid cuts this year were ranked as having ‘poor’ (4) or ‘very poor’ (13) gend...
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October 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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#ECW celebrates and thanks educators around the globe – especially those working in crisis settings – who dedicate their lives to teaching, inspiring & empowering girls and boys to reach their full potential.

Teachers #KeepHopeAlive.

👉 www.educationcannotwait.org/news-stories...

#WorldTeachersDay
October 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Yesterday, 5 October, was #WorldTeachersDay - a moment to celebrate the crucial work of teachers in emergencies, and to reflect on how we can better support them.

To find out more, see the website of our member @unesco.org www.unesco.org/en/days/teac...
World Teachers' Day
5 October
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October 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
"Aid cuts are threatening a generation of children’s access to education"

@petraheusser.bsky.social, the EiE Hub's Executive Director, and Dr. Faiza A. Hassan, Directior of @inee.org, write in Modern Diplomacy:

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Aid cuts are threatening a generation of children’s access to education
The foreign aid cuts that have dominated global headlines this year are not just statistics – they have real world impact, not least when it comes to education.
moderndiplomacy.eu
September 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM