Friday, October 2, 2026 • The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned in a new report issued today that cuts to education funding threaten to turn the clock back decades for an entire generation of refugee children — as the number of school-age refugee children reached 13.1 million in 2025 and about half of them (5.8 million) remained out of school, and only 32% of them enrolled in secondary education compared with 65% in primary education. The report gave the example of Jamila Mustafa (19 years old) — a Sudanese girl who fled the war to Egypt and dreams of studying technology and artificial intelligence with UNHCR support for her secondary education, saying: "School gives me confidence... I have not lost my dreams" (Source: UN News / UNHCR — October 2, 2026) • An exiled Sudanese activist told Inter Press Service about refugee life, saying: "It is shocking to be forced into silence in the face of crimes you witnessed only because you are a refugee" — speaking about the trauma of war, survivor's guilt and the scarcity of resources experienced by defenders in exile, and about the resilience of Sudanese civil society which has turned to documenting violations and advocating for democracy and peace — and she called for dismantling the legal and logistical barriers that deprive refugees of their basic rights, and for supporting the "Africa Without Borders" campaign for visa-free travel and a unified African passport (Source: Inter Press Service / CIVICUS — October 2, 2026)
— Editorial Team