The Ministry of Education (MoE) in Jordan has launched its new Crisis and Risk Management Strategy, aimed at ensuring a safe and secure educational environment and maintaining the continuity of quality education in the face of various risks and hazards facing the country. The strategy focuses on equipping education stakeholders, including schools and students, with tools to develop a localized and decentralized approach to managing crises and risks.
Developed with technical support from UNESCO and its International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), the strategy was the result of a comprehensive consultative process across the Kingdom. It aligns with Jordan’s Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy (2023-2030), created by the National Center for Security and Crisis Management (NCSCM), and supports the Ministry’s Education Strategic Plan (ESP) 2018-2025, where crisis and risk management plays a key role in strengthening the education system.
UNESCO Representative to Jordan, Ms. Min Jeong Kim, commended the Ministry’s efforts in developing the strategy, highlighting Jordan’s commitment to ensuring children and youth can exercise their right to education. She emphasized that the Ministry’s integration of crisis-sensitive planning is helping build a more resilient education system in the country.
H.E. Mr. Saleh al-Sheyyab, Director of Strategic Planning at NCSCM, also praised the Ministry’s approach, noting that the strategy aligns with regional and international priorities, such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
H.E. Prof. Azmi Mahafzah, Minister of Education, expressed gratitude to UNESCO and IIEP for their support in the development of the strategy. He stressed the importance of partnerships in crisis and risk management and emphasized that this initiative supports the government’s broader goals, including those outlined in the ESP and the Economic Modernization Vision.
In addition to the strategy launch, the MoE has established a Risk Management Unit, with support from UNESCO and IIEP, marking the first such unit in the Ministry. This unit will play a central role in the implementation of the strategy and is already working on a costed-operational plan.
The Ministry’s crisis-sensitive planning is part of a broader technical assistance effort from UNESCO under the System Strengthening Partnership (SSP), funded by Canada, the Italian Agency for Development and Cooperation (AICS), Norway, and Switzerland.
The launch event, held under the patronage of the Minister of Education, was attended by representatives from the NCSCM, the National Center for Cybersecurity, and other key education sector stakeholders.
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