The Regional Refugee Crisis and the Access to Education for Syrian Children

The Regional Refugee Crisis

Despite all that has been undertaken and billion dollars of spending, Syrian refugees may still experience various types of protection, living conditions and levels of access to social services according to the country where they found asylum and the environment they are living in. Some of the populations that are the most at risk are children. Many have fled Syria for more than five years and are at risk to become a lost generation exposed to social marginalization and exclusion, radicalization and trafficking. Providing them education is one of the main keys offering them the perspective of a descent future and avoiding such risks. The state of access to education within the main hosting countries, however, remains uncertain. This is what this paper highlights. International assistance remains crucial and highly needed to fill the gaps that the governments cannot address.

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