Gaza’s children have lost two years of education. Will UNRWA be able to reopen schools?

News November 04, 2025 / By: Ann Danaiya Usher

Until October 7, 2023, UNRWA provided education to almost 300,000 children between the ages of 5 and 14. They are now entering their third year without school and, as the ceasefire takes hold, the agency is trying to resume in-person teaching. UNRWA faces a plethora of obstacles, financial and political.

UNRWA school as shelter.jpg — Two-thirds of UNRWA school buildings have been destroyed or damaged during the war, the remainder are being used as shelters. (Photo: UNRWA)

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