The African Union Commission in collaboration with Save the Children organised the 3rd High Level Dialogue on Gender, education and protection of schools in humanitarian settings. The meeting was supported by the Department of Political Affairs, AUC,   the Embassy of Norway in Addis Ababa and UNESCO-ICCBA.

This Side event, organized on the margins of the 32nd AU Summit, was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 5th February 2019 at the AUC Headquarters.The African Union Commission in collaboration with Save the Children organised the 3rd High Level Dialogue on Gender, education and protection of schools in humanitarian settings. The meeting was supported by the Department of Political Affairs, AUC,   the Embassy of Norway in Addis Ababa and UNESCO-ICCBA. This Side event, organized on the margins of the 32nd AU Summit, was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 5th February 2019 at the AUC Headquarters.

The meeting highlighted educational realities for IDPs, returnees and refugees persons and especially for girls, boys and Women. Presentations and panel discussions enabled participants to discuss and strategize on the most vulnerable girls, boys and women IDPs, refugees and returnees taking into account their specific needs for schooling in a humanitarian context.
Based on the realities and experiences shared, high level representatives of AU Member States committed in their various capacities, to mainstream gender, humanitarian issues, and protection of schools in education sector planning, and agreed on a number of recommendations to ensure access to quality education in safe environment for IDPs, Refugees and returnees.