Resources
Humanitarian emergencies—including conflicts, mass displacement, environmental disasters, and health crises—cause severe disruptions to education for millions of children. Here, you will find a curated selection of lesson plans and classroom activities designed to empower educators who are either teaching about such emergencies or who have emergency-impacted students in their classrooms. Topics include: refugees, statelessness, human rights, war and conflict, peace, climate-induced crises, emergency preparedness, natural hazards, first aid, and social-emotional learning. Find out more about our Education in Emergencies (EiE) initiative and our EiE work.
Education in Emergencies
Newsthink: The Afghanistan Crisis
A lesson to examine and discuss Afghanistan via an evocative photograph of people at Kabul airport during the crisis that unfolded in August 2021. Students will analyze and identify how people were impacted by this event, debate the statement "All pe...
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Rules of War
Classroom activities introducing young people to the principles of international humanitarian law and the "rules of war." Students will explore what the laws are, why we have them, and their importance in governing what is and is not allowed in armed...
Education in Emergencies
Chemical Weapons
A lesson to introduce what chemical weapons are and how they fit within international humanitarian law. Students will understand the facts about what chemical weapons are and why they are banned, discuss why we have rules during conflict, and conside...
Education in Emergencies
School Safety During an Emergency or Crisis
Resource that discusses a school's crisis plan, including live active shooter drills at schools, how to communicate emergencies at schools to parents, school emergency response keywords to know, and a school safety checklist for students and parents....
Education in Emergencies
Path Out UNHCR Video Game
In this adventure video game, players replay the journey of Abdullah, a young Syrian artist who escaped the civil war in 2014. "Path Out" is a tale full of surprises, challenges, and humor, giving insight to this real-life displacement adventure.
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Pecyn adnoddau Hawliau Dynol yn yr Ysgol Uwchradd
Mae’r adnodd hwn yn cynnwys saith cynllun gwers i helpu plant 11-18 oed i drafod hawliau dynol, naill ai fel gwersi unigol neu ar gyfer diwrnodau ar thema ar draws yr ysgol gyfan. Mae'r pynciau'n cynnwys rhyddid mynegiant, ffoaduriaid a lloches, a gw...
Education in Emergencies
Diritti dei rifugiati
Breve video di animazione a cura di UNHCR che illustra i diritti dei rifugiati e le leggi internazionali a loro tutela, utile preparazione per una lezione e anche come strumento di forte impatto visivo da mostrare agli studenti durante le lezioni.