Amman: About six million children could be denied education by the end of 2026 due to an expected significant cut in international aid, bringing the total number of children out of school to 278 million worldwide, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned Wednesday.
According to Jordan News Agency, in a statement on its official website, UNICEF revealed that government development aid allocated to education is projected to drop by $3.2 billion by next year. This represents a 24 percent decrease from 2023 if cuts announced by the US, Germany, and France are implemented.
Countries such as Haiti, Somalia, and the Palestinian territories could face a reduction of about 10 percent in their national education budgets. Additionally, some 350,000 Rohingya refugee children from Myanmar are at risk of permanently missing out on basic education, UNICEF added.