Education is a lifeline for children in crisis
Attacks on Gaza have left Laith and some 659,000 children deprived of their right to access education. Education is not a privilege—it is a right for every child. For children in crisis, education is more than just learning; it is a necessity that helps them cope with harsh realities and face an uncertain future.
Millions of children worldwide miss out on education due to a lack of resources, Gender-Based Violence (GBV), and wars that destroy their classrooms, robbing them of this fundamental right. How can children dream of a better future when they are still denied one of the most basic human rights—the right to education? Help children caught in crisis today achieve their full potential.
Children sit on the floor in UNICEF Asdaa Temporary Learning Spaces, paying attention as a classmate recites the lesson.
Against all odds, UNICEF and its partners are working tirelessly to ensure that children, especially those caught in crises, have access to quality education. Education is not just about learning—it’s their lifeline, a beacon of hope, and their pathway to a brighter future despite the challenges they face.
We provide children with education kits, safe learning spaces, psychosocial support, teacher training, and more. Without education, children are deprived of the chance to become leaders, healers, builders, and changemakers, limiting their potential to shape a better tomorrow for themselves and the world around them.
Send school supplies
Against the odds of displacement, fires burning down learning centres, and Cyclone Mocha’s wrath, classrooms in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are filling up with children, excited on the first day of school.
For millions of children living in conflict and crisis, the UNICEF-provided school supplies are their lifeline and hope for a better tomorrow.
For millions of children living in conflict and crisis, the UNICEF-provided school supplies are their lifeline and hope for a better tomorrow.
Rebuild a school
For children in crisis, a school means so much more. It’s a safe space that protects them from physical dangers, including abuse, exploitation, and recruitment into armed groups. For them, their school is a shield from the harsh realities they face daily.
UNICEF and partners are working on the ground, rehabilitating schools across countries like Yemen and Syria so more children get a safe education environment.
UNICEF and partners are working on the ground, rehabilitating schools across countries like Yemen and Syria so more children get a safe education environment.
Supporting teachers
Despite facing uncertainty and hardship themselves, teachers in these conflict-hit regions go far and beyond in their effort to keep children learning.
UNICEF and partners are working closely to improve school access and learning for 580,000 children in more than 1,000 schools across Yemen. The project includes paying incentives and regular salaries to more than 35,000 teachers and school-based staff to ensure regular attendance and teaching.
UNICEF and partners are working closely to improve school access and learning for 580,000 children in more than 1,000 schools across Yemen. The project includes paying incentives and regular salaries to more than 35,000 teachers and school-based staff to ensure regular attendance and teaching.
Create child-friendly spaces
“No bullets. One rose for each child”: Majd from Sudan used her drawing to express her experiences during the fighting.
UNICEF and partners are providing psychosocial support through fun activities to children in countries like Sudan, Yemen, Syria, and Bangladesh to help them heal from the trauma.
UNICEF and partners are providing psychosocial support through fun activities to children in countries like Sudan, Yemen, Syria, and Bangladesh to help them heal from the trauma.
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124 million children
gained access to education through UNICEF support since 2021.
Over 254,000 children in Gaza
continued learning for 9 hours each week between January and April 2026
3.2 million children and adolescents in Sudan
were reached with access to formal and non-formal education in 2025, helping restore learning opportunities and protect their right to education
Frequently Asked Questions
UNICEF is the United Nations Children’s Fund, working to protect and promote the rights of every child, everywhere. We work to help the most vulnerable with health care and immunizations, safe water and sanitation, nutrition, education, emergency relief, and more.
Thanks to support from donors like you, we have been able to make a difference for children in need, to save, nurture, and protect the most vulnerable. We are active in over 190 countries and territories and have helped save more children’s lives than any other humanitarian organization.
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Thanks to the sustained commitment of our donors like you, we are able to offer a rapid and effective response to children around the world.
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