ECW’s Global Estimates Update 2026
Breaking Barriers: Understanding Educational Exclusion in Crises reveals that 258 million school-aged children and adolescents are affected by crises worldwide—an increase of 21 million in just 18 months.
The EiE Reading List
Welcome to the Reading List of the Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies. Thanks to the collaboration of our partners you can find here the latest rigorously selected data, research, and evidence critical to the field of education in emergencies. These resources have been chosen to introduce you to the issues impacting EiE, the importance of addressing this challenge, and the linkages between sectors including education, humanitarian action, development, peacebuilding and human rights.
Education Under Attack 2026
Education under Attack is a global study of attacks on education and the military use of schools in 2024 and 2025.
The Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026
The Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026 maps children’s exposure to the most frequent climate-related threats.
Legislative Checklist: Protecting Education in Armed Conflict
The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack's resource helps practitioners map their domestic normative framework for potential gaps or inconsistencies.
2026 Global Education Monitoring Report
UNESCO's report is the first in the three‑part Countdown to 2030 series, designed to take stock of education progress in access and equity (2026), quality and learning (2027) and relevance (2028/9).
Policy Briefing: In their own words
A new briefing from the Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies, the Global Education Cluster and the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies, highlights the human consequences of funding cuts.
New ICRC Commentary on the “Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use During Armed Conflict”
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on 26 November released a new Commentary on the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use During Armed Conflict.
Right to education in armed conflict: a human rights imperative
In this policy briefing, the Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Farida Shaheed, addresses international obligations to respect, protect and fulfil the right to education in situations of armed conflict.
Education aid cuts: A broken promise to children
A new UNICEF analysis shows that international aid to education is projected to fall by US$3.2 billion by 2026 – a 24 per cent drop.
