UNHCR: Too many refugee children lack access to education
Only 68% percent of refugee children have access to primary school education, and only 37% to secondary school education, according to a new report by UNHCR.
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Turkish students using EU exchange program to seek asylum
Turkey is cracking down on students and teachers applying for the Erasmus study exchange program. The government has claimed that some are using the program to flee abroad.
Afghan women fear for the future of their country
Despite earlier promises, the Taliban has banned girls from attending school beyond the 6th grade. However, activists remain defiant, with schools for girls being set up in secret.
A year on, women in Afghanistan remain defiant in wake of broken dreams
One year after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, activists in Europe urge the world not to forget Afghan women still fighting for justice and equality in their homeland.
How life has changed for Afghans since the Taliban takeover
On August 15, 2021, the Taliban overthrew Ashraf Ghani's government and seized power in Afghanistan. One year later, the country is facing multiple challenges that demand immediate global attention.
A new project to fight educational poverty opens in Sicily
A recreational space for minors was inaugurated in the town of Acate, Sicily. The project’s mission is to contrast educational poverty in a geographic area characterized by the presence of greenhouses employing migrant agricultural laborers.
'There is no future here': Iraqi Kurds look to migrate to Europe
Haresh Talib is an Iraqi Kurd. He is a printer and a civil servant in Sulaimaniyah and has a flat in a good area of the city. But he is hoping once again to travel to Europe to ensure his family’s future.
Nearly 37 million children displaced worldwide
More children are displaced from their homes worldwide than at any time since WWII, UNICEF has said. The agency has urged governments to boost efforts to protect and support all child refugees and migrants.
Afghan judge receives human rights award
A leading female judge from Afghanistan, Fawzia Amini, has been honoured with a prestigious international human rights award for continuing to advocate for the rights of women and girls in her home country. Following the events of last year in her home country, she had to be evacuated to the UK/
Rome school offers support to Ukrainian refugee children
The war in Ukraine has disrupted the lives of thousands of school children. But a school in Rome has made a special effort to allow some to continue learning as they did before the conflict began.
UNESCO: 'Education offers protection' for those fleeing war in Ukraine
European countries are working out how to provide education and integration opportunities to the more than four million people who have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February. Two million of them are children, according to UNESCO.
German schools prepare for influx of Ukrainian refugee children
German schools want to make sure that Ukrainian refugee children do not lose out on education. But, after two years of the coronavirus pandemic, the system is already overstretched.