Left Far Behind: The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Education and Healthcare for Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Children in Peninsular Malaysia
More than 25% of the refugees and asylum-seekers registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Malaysia are children below the age of 18. This means that some 47,200 children have limited or no access to education, healthcare and other essential services due to their lack of legal status. The lack of a domestic legislative and administrative framework to protect refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia puts these children amongst the most vulnerable groups in society to the impact of COVID-19 (figures as of the end of June 2022).This webinar will present the report launch of “Left Far Behind: The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Education and Healthcare for Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Children in Peninsular Malaysia” – a study conducted under Protecting children affected by migration in Southeast, South and Central Asia, a project implemented by UNICEF and IDEAS, and co-funded by the European Union and UNICEF. This report presents the assessment of the impacts of COVID-19 on refugee and asylum-seeking children’s access to education and healthcare in Malaysia as well as evidence-based solutions to address them. Our webinar panel serves as a platform for IDEAS and UNICEF to present the report to relevant government ministries, members of parliament, international organisations, academics, activists, NGOs and the general public.Launch report:
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For those who missed the webinar session and would like to watch it, the video recording of the webinar is available below.
