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
Amazon Wildfires
In this lesson, students will discuss the human causes of Amazon rainforest destruction, explore the role of the Amazon in the lives of Indigenous people, and understand how the destruction of the Amazon can affect people’s lives. Using photos, stude...
Education in Emergencies
Vem är flykting?
Det här är en kort animerade video gjort av UNHCR som definierar termen "flyktingar." Den här videon kan vara en använbar förberedelse för en lektion och det kan också användas under lektioner för att få liv i detta ämne för eleverna.
Education in Emergencies
Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas
A lesson to examine Hurricane Dorian, which impacted the Bahamas in 2019 - one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded. Students will consider the needs of people affected by Hurricane Dorian, explore the meaning of resilience and how they can ...
Education in Emergencies
La storia di Rahf
Questo breve video mostra la storia di Rahf, una bambina rifugiata, che racconta i ricordi della sua vita in Siria e la sua nuova vita nel Lussemburgo. Il video è accompagnato da un piano di lezione che gli insegnanti possono utilizzare come integraz...
Education in Emergencies
Preparing for Earthquakes
This webpage contains an infographic outlining preparedness activities students can do in their homes. For example: securing bookcases and shelves, placing heavy objects on lower shelves, turning off gas, electricity and water, and more.
Education in Emergencies
Who Is an Internally Displaced Person?
This is a short animation video by UNHCR which defines the term 'internally displaced person.' This video can be useful preparation for a lesson and also be used within lessons to bring this topic to life for students.
Education in Emergencies
Teaching about Statelessness
This webpage contains teaching materials on statelessness for all age groups in higher primary and secondary education. The materials are divided into sections according to the following student age groups: 9-12, 12-15, and 15-18. There are class dis...