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A Children's Crisis: Update on Al Hol camp and COVID-19 concerns
A COVID-19 crisis in Al Hol would be a children’s crisis. Children in the camp, many with already weakened immune systems or underlying health conditions as a result of living in desperate conditions during their formative years, may struggle to cope with
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Education for Rohingya Refugee Children in Malaysia
At the time of writing, the Rohingya refugee situation remains one of the most complex refugee crises in the world. Despite the fact that much research has been done on the crisis, there has been limited attention to Rohingya children's access to educatio
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Struggling to Survive: Unaccompanied and separated children travelling the Western Balkans Route
The study ”Struggling to Survive” identifies and deepens the understanding of informal practices used and experiences of unaccompanied and separated migrant children during the course of their migration journey. Refugees and migrants, including unaccompan
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"I'm going to change the world!" Getting child refugees in Uganda the education they deserve
60% of refugees in Uganda are children, and hundreds of thousands are out of school. Classrooms are dangerously overcrowded and teachers are overwhelmed. This photo book looks at the progress and challenges in getting refugee and host community children i
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Lessons Learned Evaluating the Baby Friendly Spaces Program for South Sudanese Refugees in Gambella, Ethiopia
Women and children are particularly vulnerable to morbidity and mortality during humanitarian crises. To address this problem, child health interventions that include support for the well-being of mothers must be adapted and evaluated in humanitarian sett
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“I Want to Continue to Study”: Barriers to secondary education for Syrian refugee children in Jordan
As the conflict in Syria enters its 10th year, the education crisis for Syrian refugee children in Jordan who now are progressing into secondary education has become more acute. Many children are unable to access education because of poverty, lack of affo
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“No, I Don’t”: Abolishing Child Marriage in Lebanon
At first glance, child marriage appears less pervasive in Lebanon in comparison with other Middle Eastern states. Six percent of 20 to 24-year-old Lebanese women were married by the age of 18 as of 2009, as opposed to 18% across MENA. Nevertheless, this f
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Achieving Durable Solutions for Returnee Children: What do we know?
We are in the midst of a profound ‘returns-first’ shift in the global politics of child displacement. In response to soaring numbers of displaced worldwide –68.5 million, of which more than half are children – governments around the world are increasingl
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Mapping Education Technology in Uganda
How can technology support better education in one of the world's biggest refugee crises? This report from the Response Innovation Lab (hosted by Save the Children) and the Education in Emergencies Working Group maps out trends in EdTech projects and solu
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Without my Family: The impact of family separation on child refugees in the UK
Every child should be able to live safely with their family. But when disaster strikes, children may need to seek safety from conflict or persecution, leaving their families behind. A few of these children find safety in the UK – where unfair immigration
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Unlock Education for Everyone: How the UK can ensure children affected by crises get an education
More than 75 million children across crisis and conflict-affected countries require urgent support to receive a quality education. More than half of the world’s school-aged refugee children – four million – are out of school, with those that are in school
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Ethical, Methodological, and Contextual Challenges in Research in Conflict Settings: The case of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon
Research within conflict settings challenges the ethical assumptions of traditional research practice. The tensions between theory and practice were evident in a study of working children among Syrian refugee communities in Lebanon. While the study sought