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Malala Yousafzai visits a school at Hasansham camp in northern Iraq. \u00a9 UNHCR\/Cengiz Yar<\/p>\n
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More children than ever before spend their school years as refugees. Some miss their entire education after their lives have been upended by conflict.<\/p>\n
We should not ask a child forced to flee her home to also give up her education and her dreams for the future. And we must recognize that among today\u2019s refugee children are tomorrow\u2019s leaders, on whom we will all depend for peace.<\/p>\n
The key to their future, rebuilding their home countries and greater stability around the world, is education. A full 12 years of school for every refugee child gives countries and regions a better chance for peace, economic growth and improved public health.<\/p>\n
In refugee camps around the world, I have met thousands of displaced people \u2013 and UNHCR is there with them, providing shelter, safety and schools to children in need. They understand that the best way to aid refugees is to help them stand on their own.<\/p>\n
I urge world leaders to give serious consideration to long-term consequences of neglecting education for refugee children. Sustainable peace, prosperity and stability cannot be built without them.<\/p>\n
\u200b \u2013 Malala Yousafzai, student, activist, Malala Fund founder <\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” background_color=”#ececec” custom_padding=”0px|0px|30px|0px” _builder_version=”3.0.51″][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” custom_padding=”0px|0px|28.6562px|0px” custom_margin=”0px||0px|” background_position_1=”top_left” background_repeat_1=”no-repeat” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” background_position_1=”top_left” background_position_2=”top_left” background_position_3=”top_left” background_repeat_1=”no-repeat” 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