To UNICEF and the humanitarian education sector in Cox’s Bazar:
Publicly advocate for Bangladesh to lift restrictions on formal, accredited
education for Rohingya refugee children, from pre-primary through secondary
school levels, including examinations and certifications, in line with the right to
education without discrimination.
Review and revise education planning for Rohingya refugees to be in line with their
right to education, including specific benchmarks and timelines for access to
formal, accredited quality education.
Improve consultation with Rohingya refugees and dissemination of information to
them on education planning and developments, including by supporting the
formation ofa body of Rohingya refugees recognized in their community educators.
Support Rohingya refugees who are teaching the Myanmar curriculum at unofficial
schools established in camps, and assess and respond to the Rohingyas’
widespread desire for education in the Myanmar curriculum.
Coordinate with the humanitarian Inter-Sector Coordination Group to ensure that
children do not need to leave classes to receive humanitarian aid distributions.
Coordinate with the humanitarian nutrition clusterto ensure that school feeding
programs are rolled out equally to all learning centers.
To International Donors to the Rohingya Refugee Response in Bangladesh:
Publicly call on Bangladesh to allow all Rohingya children access to formal,
accredited education from pre-primary through secondary school, including
examinations and certifications, in line with their right to education without
discrimination.
Support the humanitarian groups working in the education sector to revise
education planning for Rohingya refugee children in line with their right to
education, including specific benchmarks and timelines.
In line with the Global Compact on Refugees, ensure that future funding to
education in Bangladesh promotes the integration of refugee children in national
education systems, without prejudice to the education sector’s assistance to
schools for refugee children that teach the Myanmar curriculum.
Working with the government of Bangladesh and the humanitarian groups working
in the education sector, ensure schools in the Cox’s Bazar district receive the
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