Turkey and children impacted by armed conflicts

Countries that endorse the declaration make a commitment to use the Guidelines for protecting schools and universities from military use during armed conflict. The aim of the Safe Schools Declaration is to prevent attacks on educational facilities. Norway led the work to develop a declaration on the protection of education in areas of armed conflict, together with Argentina, several other countries and a number of civil society organisations. In May 2015, Norway hosted the Oslo Conference on Safe Schools, an international conference on the protection of children and education during armed conflict. We also give priority to education in situations of crisis and conflict in our development efforts, in partnership with Unicef and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE).

In working towards this goal, our most important partners are Unicef, the Norwegian Refugee Council, Save the Children and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

The right to education must be realised for all children, including those who have been forced to flee because of, or otherwise affected by, natural disasters, war, conflict or persecution.

More than 8 % of Norway’s humanitarian aid is now allocated to education.Ĭhildren in a refugee camp for Syrian refugees in Turkey. The Government has taken a leading role in advocating that at least 4 % of global humanitarian aid should go to education.

The proportion of Norway’s humanitarian assistance that is channelled to education has increased significantly during the current parliamentary period. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

Turkey and children impacted by armed conflicts