Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Education
• Social Inclusion
• Youth Employment
• Climate Change Adaptation

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Diversified vocational training partnerships to improve refugee youth integration and employment, resulting in almost 50 scholarships awarded and nearly 30 refugees trained in digital professions.
• Ensuring return to school for newly arrived refugee children from Sudan in CAR and Chad, with over 6,000 children and 1,068 teachers enrolled in Chad.
• Launch of the first Certificate of Open Studies on Community Health for refugees in Niger, with 19 Nigerian refugees enrolled.
• UNIV'R project facilitating access to higher education in France for French-speaking refugees, with 5 Cameroonian students receiving scholarships.

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Two-thirds of school-age refugee children and adolescents in West and Central Africa are out of school (nearly 500,000 children).
• High unemployment rates among young refugees due to legal, administrative, and practical barriers, lack of recognition of pre-displacement diplomas/credentials, xenophobia/discrimination, and lack of social capital.
• Increasing attacks on education, resulting in over 13,200 closed schools in eight countries.

Mitigation Strategies

• UNHCR is working to diversify and expand partnerships with public and private sectors to improve access to quality vocational training.
• UNHCR, in collaboration with partners, is providing language and literacy classes, support courses, and temporary learning spaces for refugee children.
• UNHCR is facilitating access to higher education for refugees through the UNIV'R project.
• The R-EiE WG is advocating for concerted action to end attacks and threats against schools, students, and teachers.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 4 (Quality Education)
• SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities)
• SDG 13 (Climate Action)

The initiatives contribute to these goals by improving access to education for refugees, promoting social inclusion, and investing in green skills for youth.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed