While the population uprooted by wars and persecution is on the rise worldwide, the numbers of refugee children enrolled in schools is failing to keep pace, according to a new report by UNHCR, the UN ...

Four million refugee children do not attend school, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says in a report released today. This is an increase of half a million of out-of-school refugee children in just one ...

STUDIES SHOW THAT CHILDREN WHO ATTEND PRESCHOOL OR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS PERFORM BETTER IN SCHOOL DURING THEIR LATER YEARS, AND THAT’S WHY A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS IS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE ...

Support from Scottish teachers to pupils who fled the war in Ukraine has been “priceless”, a Ukrainian MP has said. The most up-to-date figures show more than 60,000 refugees have come to the UK, with ...

This month, millions of children across the country are returning to school, stepping into new classrooms, meeting new teachers, and navigating the familiar rhythm of learning and growth. But for many ...

An 8-year Johns Hopkins study shows a 83% drop in TB among Tibetan refugee children in India. Consistent screening and ...

Not long after Vientiane, the capital of Laos, fell in December 1975, Singkham Souphommanichanh fled from his village and ...

While many photographers focus on either aesthetics or rigorous documentation, Rania Matar fuses them — and adds a generous dose of humanity for good measure. Born and raised in Lebanon, the ...

Re “50 years later, why the fall of Saigon resonates in San Diego” (April 29): I was in the fourth grade at Jefferson Elementary in North Park. A Vietnamese brother and sister were placed in my class.

Teacher Sandra Wiandt, right, and a volunteer teach students in a "welcome class” in Berlin, Germany. Many refu­gee children attend such classes. (Markus Schreiber/AP) Fadi and Fadiya started school ...

The flower was intricately drawn, with each pattern nesting delicately inside another. Pink and white petals sprouted from a blue stem. It stretched across the back of the lined paper next to a ...

Escaping from brutal conditions in some nations of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, the world's r efugee children need specific kinds of support. While they are diverse in terms of their ...