Defending the ‘right to the city’: how cities include migrants and refugees in and through education
The continuing growth in migration and displacement flows around the world can challenge hosting
communities. National authorities have the strongest voice in international debates on migrants and refugees, but cities are the primary destination of migrants and, increasingly, of refugees and internally displaced people. That puts cities at the forefront of providing for these new residents’ needs, including in education. Cities do not create immigration, asylum and education policies, but they do play key roles in implementing these policies, even if their room for manoeuvre and willingness to act vary widely between countries.
communities. National authorities have the strongest voice in international debates on migrants and refugees, but cities are the primary destination of migrants and, increasingly, of refugees and internally displaced people. That puts cities at the forefront of providing for these new residents’ needs, including in education. Cities do not create immigration, asylum and education policies, but they do play key roles in implementing these policies, even if their room for manoeuvre and willingness to act vary widely between countries.
Year:
Organisation:
UNESCO. Global Education Monitoring Report
Keywords:
Urban areas, Refugee education, migrants, Social integration
Marginalized & Vulnerable group:
Refugees & Migrants
Topic:
System wide approach
Level of Education:
Across the education sector
Type of Resources:
Research & Policy Papers
Country/Region:
All, Africa, Arab States, Asia & the Pacific, Europe & North America, Latin America & the Caribbean
Language of Publication:
English