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Children with disabilities are often the most marginalized group in education, especially in countries affected by conflict and crisis. Here are six ways we work to ensure equal opportunities for all children.

Hundreds of thousands of children have been forced to flee their home by the battle against ISIS in Iraq. Watch and share Arwa’s story.  Arwa fled her home in Mosul. Today she attends the ̽����ѡ’s center for children where she practices mindfulness to deal with the trauma she has experienced. The center, supported by EU humanitarian aid (ECHO) also gives her a place to play, learn and to just be a child again.

Every Syrian child under the age of eight knows only a world of conflict and chaos. With more children displaced now than at any time since World War II, the ̽����ѡ and Sesame Street are working together to bring hope and opportunity to a generation of children at risk, but not lost.

Maryanrun is a community health worker and refugee who is helping the ̽����ѡ save children's lives in Mogadishu, Somalia.

When conflict and crisis strike, children are hurt the most. Today, there are 65 million displaced people globally, half of whom are children. Research shows that the effects of toxic stress can be reduced, and even reversed, if children have access to high quality education. This sets them up for success, not only in school, but in life.

Education isn't a luxury—it's a vital lifeline. More than half of Syrian children in Lebanon don’t attend school. ̽����ѡ president & CEO sees the ̽����ѡ's education programs in Lebanon first-hand.