Published : 07-06-2022
Association 302 for Defense of Refugees Rights condemned UNRWA’s decision to launch an Education Expert Advisory Group, saying the move is a prototype of suspicious partnerships.
The Association called on UNRWA’s advisory committee to pressurize the Agency’s Commissioner-General to backtrack on such a move which it said would be a prelude to dismantling the refugee agency.
Last week, UNRWA announced the launch of an Education Expert Advisory Group to help ensure the over 550,000 Palestine refugee students UNRWA serves maintain access to quality education.
According to UNRWA, the panel will be composed of globally recognized education experts representing renowned institutions such as UNESCO and the World Bank, among others.
Working in concert with the UNRWA Commissioner-General, Deputy Commissioner-General, and Director of Education, the Advisory Group will provide recommendations and advice on a range of issues of strategic importance, including the digitalization of education, gender equality, and educational planning models. The members of the Experts Group will serve for a two-year period.
The Agency’s Education Programme delivers education to roughly 540,000 Palestine refugees across 711 schools today, and has educated an estimated 2.5 million children over the past 70 years. In addition, UNRWA administers eight vocational training centres and two educational science faculties, which educate some 10,000 Palestine refugee youth across the region every year.
Association 302 for Defense of Refugees Rights condemned UNRWA’s decision to launch an Education Expert Advisory Group, saying the move is a prototype of suspicious partnerships.
The Association called on UNRWA’s advisory committee to pressurize the Agency’s Commissioner-General to backtrack on such a move which it said would be a prelude to dismantling the refugee agency.
Last week, UNRWA announced the launch of an Education Expert Advisory Group to help ensure the over 550,000 Palestine refugee students UNRWA serves maintain access to quality education.
According to UNRWA, the panel will be composed of globally recognized education experts representing renowned institutions such as UNESCO and the World Bank, among others.
Working in concert with the UNRWA Commissioner-General, Deputy Commissioner-General, and Director of Education, the Advisory Group will provide recommendations and advice on a range of issues of strategic importance, including the digitalization of education, gender equality, and educational planning models. The members of the Experts Group will serve for a two-year period.
The Agency’s Education Programme delivers education to roughly 540,000 Palestine refugees across 711 schools today, and has educated an estimated 2.5 million children over the past 70 years. In addition, UNRWA administers eight vocational training centres and two educational science faculties, which educate some 10,000 Palestine refugee youth across the region every year.
