The right to education of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers 2010, para. 36
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The Special Rapporteur highlights the issues facing families in conflict-affected areas, especially those on precarious incomes. Pertinent is the comment of a refugee who stated that: “shortage of food forces parents to use their children to work”; and another who stated that: “an empty stomach does not have ears”. In such contexts, food and shelter are prioritized over payment of education fees (where imposed) and indirect costs to quality education.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right to education
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Education
Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
Children
Families
Persons on the move
Year
2010
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Education, Report to the HRC (2010), A/HRC/14/25, para. 36.