Official Launch
Qatar Upholding Education for Syrians’ Trust
A Joint
Initiative for Syrian Children and Youth
United
Nations, 21 September 2016, from 16:30 to 18:00pm
One UN
New York Hotel, NY
The State of Qatar will
launch a joint Initiative entitled Qatar Upholding Education for Syrians’
Trust.
On the margins of the 71st United Nations
General Assembly, this initiative seeks to ensure that children and youth
affected by the Syrian crises can unlock their full potential through having
the necessary education and skills to effectively transition into formal
education and future gainful employment and be positive members of their
community.
The initiative builds on
existing efforts to address gaps in education and training for those children
and youth affected by the Syrian crisis. It serves as complementary window of
education funding for existing response frameworks as well as aid organizations
currently responding to the Syria crisis. It emphasizes that coordination and partnership
with hosting governments, the biggest donors to the Syria refugee crisis, and
key United Nations agencies and programs are crucial to assist Syrian children
and youth to get back to school and to develop the necessary technical skills
to enter the job market. In this regard, the launch of the initiative presents an
important opportunity to further develop synergies among multiple stakeholders
involved in education and vocational training with children and young Syrian
refugees.