{"id":4841,"date":"2020-09-29T19:19:02","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T19:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refugee-educationfund.org\/?p=4841"},"modified":"2020-12-27T13:34:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-27T13:34:17","slug":"global-financiers-tackle-refugees-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refugee-educationfund.org\/en\/global-financiers-tackle-refugees-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Global financiers tackle refugees\u2019 education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

29 September 2020<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leading organisations invested in children\u2019s education met on the <\/span>sidelines<\/span> of the UN General Assembly last week to share programmatic and financial learnings developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the need to strengthen digital learning. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Entitled \u2018Meeting our Promises on Refugee Education during COVID-19\u2019 the virtual roundtable brought together senior government, institutional, private <\/span>sector<\/span> and philanthropic partners to discuss learnings and solutions that have emerged throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Co-hosted by Save the Children, Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education, Education Cannot Wait and the World Bank, this high-level event provided a unique opportunity for partners from across the aid sector to discuss these important education topics. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span><\/i>The global pandemic crisis has exacerbated the several challenges that the refugee education was already facing. Philanthropists have a unique role in being responsive and strategic in addressing challenges during the pandemic. We came together today to confirm our commitment to continue our support to ensure that refugee education is prioritised and successfully supported with solutions that have been shown to make a difference,\u201d said <\/span><\/i>H.E Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, Chairman of Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education.<\/span><\/i><\/b> <\/span><\/i><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span><\/i><\/b>All financing options must be pursued \u2013 additional donor resources, debt relief, as well as more efficient and equitable public spending \u2013 <\/span><\/i>in order to<\/span><\/i> ensure that every refugee child receives a quality education.  This has always been true and is even more urgent given the exacerbation of inequalities in education service delivery resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic,\u201d said<\/span><\/i> Keiko Miwa, Regional Director, Human Development, Middle East and North Africa, World Bank.<\/span><\/i><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

Learnings and insights from the discussions will result in a joint paper, published to inform the sector on how to better respond to refugee children\u2019s learning and wellbeing needs during this on-going pandemic and in the face of future such crises.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Among the attendees were senior representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Community Jameel, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the LEGO Foundation, Dubai <\/span>Cares<\/span> and the <\/span>Olayan<\/span> Foundation. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The themes of the event were: <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n