Our Pledges at the Global Refugee Forum 2019

Save the Children’s pledges at the Global Refugee Forum 2019

The first Global Refugee Forum comes at the end of a tumultuous decade in which the number of refugees has risen to over 25 million worldwide.

Guided by the Global Compact on Refugees, Save the Children is committed to delivering the promises made in the Compact, including translating the principle of international responsibility-sharing into concrete action.

This document sets out the pledges that Save the Children has made at the Global Refugee Forum as part of that commitment. They focus on education and child protection.

Save the Children education pledges are

• Increasing the capacity of teachers
• Supporting the inclusion of refugees into national systems
• Increasing our early childhood programming
• Advocating for better investment, planning and coordination
• Expanding our Return to Learning program
• Improving professional development for the sector

Save the Children child protection pledges are

• Child-sensitive implementation of the Global Compact
• Increasing access to protection through programmes & advocacy
• Improving funding and resource es
• Cross-border cooperation and case management
• Sustainable Solutions
• Increasing support for MHPSS