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DR Congo: Refugees suffering majorly from education loss in DRC and beyond - World Vision
By World Vision at ReliefWeb
· June 16, 2026
· 4 min read
. Refugees - already facing the highest levels of food insecurity - are being hit hardest, putting children at 7 times the risk of child marriage and child labour. 21% in new survey reported irregular school attendance among their children As funding declines and hunger rises, new research from inte
Key takeaway The new study - which draws on nearly 3,500 households surveyed across eight countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America - shows that when assistance dwindles, families are pushed into harmful survival strategies.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 16, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 4 min
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What is this story about? . Refugees - already facing the highest levels of food insecurity - are being hit hardest, putting children at 7 times the risk of child marriage and child labour. 21% in new survey reported irregular school attendance among their children As funding declines and hunger rises, new research from inte
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