UNICEF Warns Funding Cuts Could Push Six Million Children Out of School by 2026

UNICEF warned that continued cuts to global education funding could deny schooling and essential services to six million children worldwide by 2026.

The UN children’s agency UNICEF has warned that continued cuts to global education funding could force up to six million children out of school by the end of 2026.

In a statement posted on X on Sunday, December 28, UNICEF said children in crisis-hit regions, including Somalia and Palestine, face losing access to schooling and essential services provided through schools.