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Education Cannot Wait @educannotwait.bsky.social · 2d

#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

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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 3d

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

www.unesco.org

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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 14d

"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:

moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/09/24/a...

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

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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 20d

As #InternationalDayofPeace approaches this Sunday, 21 September, our member Arigatou International has drafted a statement on behalf of the nearly 500 million children who are currently living in areas affected by conflict.

Please consider endorsing here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 21d

The latest annual report from our member @educannotwait.bsky.social is out today!

In the first 2 years of its Strategic Plan, ECW & partners have reached 8.3M crisis-affected children & adolescents in 33 countries.

👉 www.educationcannotwait.org/annual-repor...

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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 23d

As world leaders are gathering in New York for the UN General Assembly, here is a helpful roundup from @inee.org of events related to #EducationInEmergencies:

www.inee.org/events/unga-...

UNGA 2025 - Education in Emergencies Events | INEE

www.inee.org

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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · Sep 9

🗓️ 9 Sept: Intl. Day to Protect Education from Attack
Established in 2020 by a UNGA resolution spearheaded by Qatar, this day reaffirms the duty to keep students, teachers & schools safe in conflict.

🔗 Read more: www.un.org/en/observanc...

#ProtectEducationFromAttack

International Day to Protect Education from Attack | United Nations

The Day urges countries to respect and protect the right to education in emergency situations, and reminds parties to armed conflicts to refrain from targeting schools or using them for military purpo...

www.un.org

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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · Sep 9

It's not too late to sign up!

Don't miss tomorrow's official launch of the Holistic Learning Outcome Measurement Handbook for #EiEPC.

🗓️ September 10
⏰ 3pm CEST / 9am EST
🔗 bit.ly/4g1Fnit

@educannotwait.bsky.social @inee.org

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Holistic Learning Outcome Measurement Handbook in EIEPC – launch event. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Join us for the official launch of the new Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Holistic Learning Outcome Measurement (HLOM) Handbook. This webinar will bring together practitioners, donors, and policymakers o...

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Education Cannot Wait @educannotwait.bsky.social · Sep 3

The #SwissCantonalBanks' Education Initiative, in partnership w/ #ECW, is making an impact: the first contribution of CHF 188.8K has been disbursed! Since the initiative launch in June 2024, ~CHF 278K has been raised, supporting 3.7K children w/access to #education.

Learn more: bit.ly/46g79EJ

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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · Sep 3

Cuts to humanitarian aid are not just statistics - they have real world impact.

➡️ Nearly 500,000 #Rohingya refugee children are now without access to education in Bangladesh.

➡️Some are being forced into child labour or early marriage, per @reuters.com

www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

School closures push Rohingya refugee children into marriage and work

Begum, a Rohingya refugee, is relieved she married off one of her seven daughters before funding cuts closed her school and thousands of others in Bangladesh’s cramped refugee camps, affecting nearly half a million children.

www.reuters.com

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Education Cannot Wait @educannotwait.bsky.social · Sep 2

Don't miss the official launch of the Holistic Learning Outcome Measurement Handbook for #EiEPC

Co-hosted by @inee.org, ECW & #EiEHubGeneva, this event will bring together practitioners, donors & policymakers to strengthen learning assessments in crises.

🗓️Sept 10
⏰3pm CEST/9am EST
🔗 bit.ly/4g1Fnit

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Global Education Cluster @globaledcluster.bsky.social · Sep 2

🎒 Today, over 700,000 students in #Gaza should be starting the new school year.

Instead of hopeful anticipation during this #BackToSchool season, the right to education is once again denied for Gaza's children. Many may never return to school.

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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · Sep 2

"#Education is the best tool we have to tackle the #climatecrisis, prevent discrimination and ensure the comprehensive development of children."

Thank you to @franciscoactivista.bsky.social for this powerful blog on how education is key to tackling the climate crisis.

eiehub.org/blog/financi...

Financing the Future: Climate Justice Begins with Children | Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies

eiehub.org

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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · Aug 28

Sweeping aid cuts in 2025 are already having a huge impact on children and youth’s access to #EducationInEmergencies.

➡️Schools closures, teachers losing their jobs, NGOs shutting down

🆕New briefing from @eiegenevahub.bsky.social @inee.org @globaledcluster.bsky.social

🔗 eiehub.org/news/policy-...

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Education Cannot Wait @educannotwait.bsky.social · Aug 18

🆕 #ECW Interview with @inee.org Director, Dr. Faiza Hassan

"In a time of shrinking aid budgets, protecting & expanding investment in #education is not optional; it is the most strategic and cost-effective investment we can make."

➡️ educationcannotwait.org/news-stories... #KeepHopeAlive

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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · Aug 12

OCHA's latest humanitarian funding update is critical reading:

➡️ To date, only $7.64 billion (16.8%) of the $45.48 billion requested has been received - a 40% decrease compared to the same period last year.
➡️ For #education, only 13% has been received.

humanitarianaction.info/document/glo...

July update

humanitarianaction.info

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Global Education Cluster @globaledcluster.bsky.social · Aug 7

The latest report on educational infrastructure in the Gaza Strip shows that the system is verging on complete collapse. The Education Cluster calls for the mobilization of urgent funding and protection of schools from attacks. reliefweb.int/node/4168524 @eiegenevahub.bsky.social

Verification of damages to schools based on proximity to damaged sites - Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Update # 10, July 2025 - occupied Palestinian territory

Assessment in English on occupied Palestinian territory about Education; published on 1 Aug 2025 by Education Cluster, Save the Children and 2count other organizations

reliefweb.int

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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · Aug 4

Last month, the UN Human Rights Council adopted by consensus its biennial resolution on the right to education.

The @rteinitiative.bsky.social has a great summary of why the resolution is so important and what's new in this year's text: www.right-to-education.org/news/new-res...

New resolution on the right to education adopted at the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council

On 7 July 2025, the UN Human Rights Council adopted by consensus the Resolution A/HRC/RES/59/9 on the right to education.

www.right-to-education.org

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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · Jul 31

"I always had the painful experience of seeing the other children go to school with their rucksacks."

An inspiring story of how deaf and non-speaking Zénabou, 14, is finally receiving the #education support she deserves. @educannotwait.bsky.social

ecw.exposure.co/isolation-to...

Isolation to Inclusion: Zénabou’s Story - Education Cannot Wait

Isolation to Inclusion: Zénabou’s Story

ecw.exposure.co

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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · Jul 29

In a chilling new report, UNHCR warns that up to 11.6 million refugees and others forced to flee risk losing access this year to direct humanitarian assistance. This includes a 34% cut to #education interventions.

Read the full report here: www.unrefugees.org/news/unhcr-a...

UNHCR: As funding cuts bite, some 11m people are losing aid

Following major cuts to humanitarian budgets, up to 11.6 million refugees and others forced to flee risk losing access this year to humanitarian assistance from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, according...

www.unrefugees.org

Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · Jul 23

⛈️ Climate-exacerbated shocks cause up to $7 billion in education losses annually. Yet education remains one of the least funded sectors in disaster risk financing and climate adaptation.

💡Our members @rescue.org's new report explores how we can address this problem:
www.rescue.org/report/poten...

Potential for Risk Financing to Support Shock-Responsive Education Services | The IRC

This scoping study was initiated by the International Rescue Committee with funding from the World Bank Global Shield Financing Facility and analytical support from Lion’s Head Global Partnersexplores...

www.rescue.org

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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · Jul 22

Earlier this month, we co-sponsored an expert-level briefing in New York together with @unicef.org and the Permanent Missions of Colombia and Switzerland, to highlight findings from our latest report, "Acting Ahead to Protect Education Investments".

➡️Read more here: eiehub.org/news/experts...

Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · Jul 21

📖Why is education so crucial in emergencies? This moving video by our members @globaledcluster.bsky.social provides an answer.

❗As a life-saving intervention, education needs to be the first line of response in an emergency for children.

www.educationcluster.net/news/education

Education Is: _________

Education cluster coordinators speak about the transformative power of Education in Emergencies for boys and girls in crisis-affected settings – and why education needs to be the first line of respons...

www.educationcluster.net

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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · Jul 15

On 22 July, make sure that you attend the 5th Annual Future's Festival, hosted by our members @gpforeducation.bsky.social.

This fully virtual event will feature performances, storytelling and fireside chats with decision makers.

Register here: www.globalpartnership.org/events/futur...

Futures Festival – Now is the moment to power up education | Global Partnership for Education

The Futures Festival will spotlight bold youth voices calling for sustained investment in education as a foundation for opportunity, equity, and resilience.

www.globalpartnership.org

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Global Education Cluster @globaledcluster.bsky.social · Jul 10

The ongoing ban on girls’ secondary education in #Afghanistan leaves them at risk of child labor and early or forced marriages.

The Afghanistan Education Cluster in 2025 is coordinating comprehensive #EiE activities to prioritize the most marginalized.

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