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More than 80 million children have had their education disrupted by conflicts and natural disasters in the past year. And 37 million of them were forced out of school.
When wars, terrorism, earthquakes, flooding and health emergencies strike, children need urgent humanitarian aid. That means the basics of food, shelter and safety.
But children also need an education. In the midst of horror and despair, they need safe schools, a future and hope.
Yet less than 2% of all humanitarian aid in 2015 went towards education.
You can play a part in ensuring that children caught up in the next conflict or natural disaster are in a safe school 鶹APP and not at risk of child labour, early marriage, trafficking and extremism.
World leaders will meet at the first ever World Humanitarian Summit in Instanbul in May. This will be a defining moment for the future of humanitarian aid.
鶹APP the children鶹APPs charity behind A World at School 鶹APP is launching the #SafeSchools campaign today to ensure those leaders commit toset up a new platform to fund education in emergencies.
Public pressure is needed to make sure they deliver 鶹APP and you can tell them to take action by signing the #SafeSchools petition. Just click on the button below.
With your backing, the new platform can 鶹APP and must reach 鶹APP at least 20 million children annually within five years 鶹APP with a plan in place to reach every child by 2030.
The shocking statistic that 80 million children have had their education affected by emergencies is revealed in a .
The 鶹APPscorecard鶹APP looks at the progress 鶹APP or lack of it 鶹APP in funding education in 28 countries hit by emergencies.
It shows that 鶹APP despite a record number children affected by crises 鶹APP less than 2% of all humanitarian aid in 2015 went to education. That has left an annual funding shortfall of $9 billion.
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