IFP3701 Assignment 2 Due 28 June 2024

5. ASSIGNMENT 02

Read the following excerpt of the UNICEF report. Thereafter, read the case study
and answer the questions that follow:

ARTICLE: Inclusive schools pave the way for inclusive societies.

Children’s right to inclusive, quality education remains a challenge for children
globally: Maida Pasic, UNICEF Regional Adviser on Education for Europe and
Central Asia
(12 February 2024)

UNICEF REPORT

Children’s right to inclusive, quality education remains a challenge for children globally.
This is especially true for the nearly 11 million children with disabilities living in 55
countries and territories in Europe and Central Asia.

UNICEF’s rece n t rep ort presents data from nine countries across the region
and outlines the challenges children with disabilities face in accessing development
and learning opportunities
1
.

Data from four counties and territories in the Western Balkans including Kosovo
2
,
Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, find that children with disabilities face
discrimination and exclusion in their homes, schools and communities, at all
stages of childhood.

In their early years, children with disabilities are less likely to be played with at home