Virtual Seminar: Forced Displacement, Emergencies, and Education
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UNESCO announces a virtual seminar on forced displacement, emergencies, and education scheduled for 29 April 2026 from 2:00–3:30 PM, available in English and French. With over 123 million forcibly displaced people worldwide and limited access to higher education for refugee youth, the seminar will examine how universities can expand access for displaced learners, strengthen resilience, and bridge humanitarian response with long-term development. The event is part of the Futures Dialogues series.
“With over 123 million forcibly displaced people worldwide and only a small proportion of refugee youth accessing higher education, significant gaps remain in ensuring equitable learning opportunities.”
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UNESCO published an announcement for a virtual seminar titled "Forced displacement, emergencies and education" to be held on 29 April 2026 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM via Zoom. The seminar will discuss the challenges facing education systems amid growing displacement, with a focus on tertiary and higher education access for displaced learners. The event is part of the Futures Dialogues series and will bring together researchers, policymakers, academic networks, and development partners.
This is a meeting announcement with no compliance obligations. Interested parties may register via the provided Zoom link to participate in the discussion on inclusive education strategies for displaced populations.
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- 2026-04-29 at 14:00 – 15:30
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- Virtual
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Forced displacement, emergencies and education
29 April 2026 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
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Register In a context of growing displacement and interconnected global crises, education systems face unprecedented challenges. With over 123 million forcibly displaced people worldwide and only a small proportion of refugee youth accessing higher education, significant gaps remain in ensuring equitable learning opportunities. This seminar explores how migration, emergencies and broader “polycrisis” dynamics, ranging from climate change to technological transformation, are reshaping education systems and exposing structural vulnerabilities.
Focusing on the critical role of tertiary and higher education, the discussion will highlight how universities can expand access for displaced learners, strengthen resilience, and act as bridges between humanitarian response and long-term development. By bringing together researchers, policymakers, academic networks and development partners, the dialogue will examine how collaboration, foresight and interdisciplinary approaches can inform more inclusive, adaptive and future-oriented education systems.
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