As thousands of schools and educational facilities globally are closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, some of these temporarily empty structures are at risk of being used for a range of non-education purposes, including as health treatment, testing

In early April 2020, to halt the spread of COVID-19, an estimated 1.6 billion learners globally – 91% of the total – were out of school. For the first time in human history, an entire generation of children globally have had their education disrupted. Thi

The briefing paper sets out the scale of mental health effects on children living in conflict zones and the role of education in responding to them. Latest figures reveal that 142 million children are living in high intensity conflict zones. As set out in

Humanitarian emergencies and protracted crises currently affect millions of children around the world with serious consequences for their ability to learn, grow and develop. Children are especially vulnerable in conflict situations to “toxic stress”, with