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Co-led by UNICEF and Save the Children, the Education Cluster is an open formal forum for coordination and collaboration on education in humanitarian crises.
At the Inter-Parliamentary Union's General Assembly, Hazel De Wet, Deputy Director, @unicef.org's Office of Emergency Programmes called on parliamentarians as legislators, budget-holders and advocates to champion inclusive education policies and keep #EiE at the heart of the humanitarian response.
October 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In #Gaza:
⚠️ 17,200 students have been killed
🚨 97% schools sustained damage
🏫 366 temporary learning spaces run by Education Cluster partners were forced to pause/close due to insecurity, Israeli military evacuation orders, funding shortages

Education is #NotaTarget❗️

@unrwa.org @unocha.org
September 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
📣 New ECW Annual Report out now!

@educannotwait.bsky.social has reached 14M children & adolescents with education support:

Behind the numbers are children learning, teachers trained & communities building resilient education systems. #ECWResults

👉https://educationcannotwait.org/annual-report-2024
September 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🎒 Today, over 700,000 students in #Gaza should be starting the new school year.

Instead of hopeful anticipation during this #BackToSchool season, the right to education is once again denied for Gaza's children. Many may never return to school.
September 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
As students and teachers around the world head #BackToSchool2025, they reflect on the many ways in which education has lifesaving impacts on their lives and communities.

📚 Click through to read highlights from their stories.
September 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
📊 New Data Available

The GEC has updated its Data Repository with figures for 2024 and 2025 on:

➡️ People in Need
➡️ People Targeted
➡️ People Reached
➡️ Funding levels

Explore the updated Data Repository here 👉 www.educationcluster.net/data-reposit...
August 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Sweeping aid cuts in 2025 are having a huge impact on children and youth’s access to #EducationInEmergencies.

🆕New briefing out today from @eiegenevahub.bsky.social @inee.org @globaledcluster.bsky.social assessing the impact

🔗https://eiehub.org/news/policy-briefing-futures-cut-short
August 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
On #WorldHumanitarianDay2025, we honor humanitarian workers and those who have lost their lives working for global causes. Now more than ever, as we see education and humanitarian workers under attack, the GEC stands in solidarity alongside the humanitarian community.
August 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Today is #InternationalYouthDay2025. As the only child-focused cluster, the GEC recognizes the significant impact education can have on saving and sustaining lives and securing futures of youth everywhere.
August 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The humanitarian system is being tested like never before and for many crisis-affected children, education is among the 1st casualties.

We welcome @tomfletcherun.bsky.social's response to our letter that EiE remains a priority in the Reset.

www.educationcluster.net/news/advocat...
July 25, 2025 at 7:49 AM
The ongoing ban on girls’ secondary education in #Afghanistan leaves them at risk of child labor and early or forced marriages.

The Afghanistan Education Cluster in 2025 is coordinating comprehensive #EiE activities to prioritize the most marginalized.
July 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Refugee and internally displaced children are among the most vulnerable populations in crises. But education protects them from violence and exploitation.

On this #WorldRefugeeDay, we advocate for refugee and IDP children fleeing violence and persecution to fulfill their right to education.
June 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Taking examples from #Pakistan, PAGE Pakistan discusses the invisible leadership of women-led organizations and the negative perceptions that devalue the contributions women make, when they are often bridges between classroom and the crisis.
June 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
At #ECOSOC, Voices Amplified highlights violence as a systemic barrier to learning, stating that #GBV is not adjacent to education, but central to it. In this moment of global instability, addressing GBV in #EiE so girls learn safely today, yields women who will lead tomorrow.
June 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
While there have been promising efforts to lend concrete support to and investment in women-led organizations (WLOs), @educannotwait.bsky.social highlights that funding cuts seriously threaten over half of WLOs. Empowering girls in and through #EiE must not be deprioritized.
June 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Sharing perspectives from #Nigeria, GHIVAfrica talks about the impact of funding cuts on local, women-led organizations, and the need to raise awareness of education's lifesaving role, especially in protecting girls from #GBV, child marriage, labor and other threats.
June 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Opening the #ECOSOC side event on #EiE in times of the humanitarian reset @unicef.org EMOPs Deputy Director highlights the urgent need for women's leadership to ensure quality, inclusive education that protects millions of children, especially girls.
June 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Next Week 📢

Join us next week at ECOSOC-HAS as we highlight the power of local women’s leadership in driving inclusive EiE responses in a reformed humanitarian system.

📅 Monday, 16 June | 16:30-18:00 CET

Don't miss this timely discussion! Register here: shorturl.at/7X0rp
June 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Our 🆕 analysis of the 2025 HNRP re-prioritization exercise reveals a stark reality for #EiE.

We continue to reaffirm our collective commitment to education for crisis-affected children - not as a luxury that can be deferred, but a lifesaving necessity.

www.educationcluster.net/news/impact-...
June 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Around 25.1m children are out of school in #Pakistan according to recent post-flood reports.

Funded by @educannotwait.bsky.social, the Pakistan Education Sector Working Group is pioneering Anticipatory Action approaches to education to minimize the disruption to children’s learning.
June 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
At the @finnchurchaid.bsky.social and @helsinki.fi #EiE2025 International Conference, the GEC spoke about the future of the cluster system and coordination for education in emergencies.

We need to recognize education's life-changing role for children & communities as they emerge from crises.
May 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
At #EHF2025, the GEC highlighted the importance of effective coordination to meet children's lifesaving education needs. In the humanitarian reset, we need to:

🛟 reinforce education as lifesaving
📚 center #EiE in a reformed system as a multiplier for lifesaving services

Photos: © EU, 2025
May 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Join us on Monday for our Humanitarian Talk at the European Humanitarian Forum in Brussels! #EHF2025

We'll be discussing coordinated, integrated approaches to rapid #EiE responses in conflict-affected contexts.

📅Monday 19 May, at 3 pm CET
🔗https://europeanhumanitarianforum.eu/en/home
May 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The latest report from the #Palestine Education Cluster shows that 72% of all schools have directly been hit in #Gaza, affecting:

🔴438,422 students - 70.8% of the student population
🔴16,418 teachers - 70.9% of teaching staff

Schools are #NotATarget❗️
reliefweb.int/node/4151058
May 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
🆕Impact stories on Lifesaving EiE 💥

Education Clusters and partners spoke to children, parents and teachers from around the world about the lifesaving impact education has on students and communities.

Education saves lives. Here are their stories:

www.educationcluster.net/resources/li...
May 2, 2025 at 10:07 AM