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According to data from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), approximately 6 million refugee children around the world will not be able to go to school in 2025. Last year, 44 percent of 13.1 million school-age refugee children were out of school.
UN Secretary General Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric gave information at the daily press conference.
Dujarric stated that, according to the data of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), approximately 6 million refugee children around the world will not be able to go to school in 2025, and pointed out that increasing funding cuts threaten to remove millions more children from classrooms and reverse years of progress in refugee education.
"UNHCR's latest annual education report estimates that 44 percent of the world's 13.1 million school-age refugee children were out of school last year," Dujarric said. he said.
Pointing out that progress was made in higher education last year, Dujarric shared the information that the enrollment rate of refugees in higher education reached a record level of 11 percent in 2025, and more than 450 thousand refugees were enrolled in higher education for the first time.
Dujarric noted that the higher education enrollment rate is around 9 percent in 2024.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
If funding cuts continue, the number of refugee children missing school may increase.
Possible · Within months
UKMTO announced that it received a report from the captain of the ship about an oil tanker that was hit by ammunition of unknown origin while leaving the Strait of Hormuz. A small fire broke out as a result of the hit, but no injuries or deaths were reported among the crew and the ship continued sailing. Due to the conflict that started with the February 28 attacks by the USA and Israel and the US naval blockade, Iran restricts passage through the strait and targets ships that want to pass without permission.

UN Secretary-General Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric announced that, based on UNHCR data, approximately 6 million refugee children around the world will not be able to go to school in 2025. He warned that funding cuts would increase this number, reversing progress in refugee education. He stated that the enrollment rate in higher education reached 11 percent in 2025 and more than 450 thousand refugees were enrolled in higher education for the first time.
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese reacted to the antisemitism bill discussed by the Italian parliament. Albanese criticized the law mandating the teaching of Israeli culture and said it would make Italy a vanguard of pro-Israel censorship by suppressing accusations of apartheid. While demonstrators in the protests in Rome opposed the bill, the bill is awaited for a final vote in the House of Representatives after being approved by the Senate in March, based on IHRA definitions.
Hadja Lahbib, EU Commission Member Responsible for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, stated that the situation in Oleski is horrifying, stating that civilians are deprived of food, medicine and basic services under the Russian siege. Lahbib demanded that humanitarian aid be delivered and civilians leave the area. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha also said that civilians are struggling with hunger and resources are exhausted.
Indian captain pilot Smit Machchhar, who was attacked by the co-pilot on the Flydubai plane flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv, made a video call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi while he was being treated in the hospital and talked about the terrifying moments he experienced during the attack. Machchhar stated that despite being seriously injured, he managed to open the cockpit door, allowing the passengers and cabin crew to neutralize the attacker. While the plane was carrying 174 people, it was diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, due to an emergency and lost altitude of approximately 14 thousand feet.
The Israeli army opened fire on Palestinians in the Kuber town of Ramallah in the West Bank and prevented medical teams from reaching the injured. In the attacks, 19-year-old Amin al-Netsha lost his life, and two more Palestinians were hit in the towns of Yabrud and Bayta.