Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 53
53
Around 1.3 million children have not been able to access education.123 UNICEF reported that schools...
Conclusion
Around 1.3 million children have not been able to access education.123 UNICEF reported that schools had been looted, vandalised and occupied by armed forces and groups.124 About a quarter of the schools in Tigray have been damaged125 and cases of vandalism and looting are still surfacing.126 Many teachers have abandoned their posts due to insecurity or the fact that they had not been paid. About a quarter of the schools in Tigray have been damaged.127 With schools housing IDPs or serving as temporary bases for militias,128 the disruption to children’s education due to the conflict is likely to be protracted.
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
The UK will work through the multilateral system, in partnership with other donors, to address the restoration of basic services drawing on experience from other crises. At present the level of insecurity means that basic services, in certain locations, cannot be resumed. Our partners on the ground report repeated looting and targeting of restocked health centres, for example, meaning the violence must stop before services can be fully re- started. We continue to support the humanitarian response to provide access to essential services and assistance for the population of Tigray where access is possible. We remain extremely concerned about the food security situation in Tigray and have raised this with Ethiopian authorities. We are providing support to improve access for key humanitarian partners to vulnerable populations.