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