A severe educational crisis threatens Iraqi children with a “bleak future”

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[size=52]A severe educational crisis threatens Iraqi children with a “bleak future”[/size]

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03-26-2024
The “Education International” website, which represents about 400 educational organizations around the world, stated that Iraq is facing a “severe educational crisis,” while hundreds of children suffer from the inability to access the right to education, while the government provides less money for this sector, Meanwhile, more and more students are leaving school early.[/size]
[size=45]The Brussels-based website, which represents more than 23 million teachers and professors around the world in 178 countries, explained in a report that despite the constitutional provisions and laws that stipulate free education at all educational levels, millions of children are deprived of access to education. education.[/size]
[size=45]After the report indicated that since the beginning of the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, the Iraqi government has significantly reduced or cut off aid to about 5.2 million children, adding that since 2013, there have been 770,000 displaced children living in dangerous conditions, often Sometimes in temporary shelters.[/size]
[size=45]The report stated that these children were uprooted from their homes due to conflict and unrest, and their right to education was at great risk, and that despite their constitutional rights, they find themselves deprived of access to schools, teachers and educational resources.[/size]
[size=45]The report continued that in light of the Iraqi government’s failure to implement the recommendations of the United Nations, this crisis has worsened, recalling that these recommendations relate in particular to the educational needs of the displaced inside Iraq, adding that while the United Nations called for funding to support children’s education, the government The Iraqi government provided only half of the requested amount, which is only $35 million.[/size]
[size=45]The report quoted Norwegian Refugee Council coordinator Tom Costa as saying that education is the key to creating job opportunities, noting, however, that since the start of the battle against ISIS in 2014, the educational process has been largely ignored.[/size]
[size=45]The report pointed out that Nineveh Governorate, which is the second most populous governorate in Iraq, witnessed a huge decline of 32% in the number of teachers, bringing their number down from 40,000 to 25,000 teachers.[/size]
[size=45]According to the head of the Teachers' Union in the Kurdistan Region, Abdul Wahed Muhammad Haji, reducing the number of teachers has led to an increase in the number of children who leave school early in the region.[/size]
[size=45]The report pointed out that this educational situation requires immediate implementation of measures, warning that without intervention, the educational process is at risk of collapse in Iraq.[/size]
[size=45]The report called on the Iraqi government to give priority to education, allocate the necessary funds, and work to ensure that every child, regardless of their circumstances, has access to quality education, adding that Iraq can, through comprehensive reforms, establish an educational system that contributes to empowering youth and providing a bright future for the country. .[/size]
[size=45]The report quoted the Norwegian Refugee Council, saying that despite the good economic situation in Iraq, its schools operate in two or three shifts (double and triple shifts), and there are more than 650 students in each period, noting that half of the school buildings were destroyed during the war. Which lasted four years.[/size]
[size=45]The report quoted Abdul Wahed Haji as saying that the current government has failed to make a major effort to reconstruct schools, adding that the Iraqi people have reached a boiling point, and are constantly demanding the dismissal of political leaders who have exacerbated the situation.[/size]
[size=45]Haji called on the Kurdistan Regional Government to secure funding for the educational process, including teachers, school buildings, and curricula. He also called for the necessity of presenting a clear educational policy, because there are many defects and shortages, and that without a valuable response, the future will be bleak, and any attempt You will be fruitless.[/size]
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