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COMMITTEE: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
ISSUE: Promoting equal access to education for refugees through ICTs
MAIN SUBMITTER: Switzerland
CO-SUBMITTERS: Apple, Australia, Brazil, China, Egypt, Google, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,

Taking note of the fact that different refugees have different learning requirements and they
should be accounted for when designing curriculums for these students, including adults and

children of varying education levels,

Fully aware of problems that might arise such as the digital divide and language barriers,

Acknowledging the necessity of the assimilation of refugees into the countries willing to accept

them,

Considering the digital divide to be a scourge that affects all populations’ access to

technology;

1. Provides financial help from member States to the refugees while not providing physical

space from some of the countries who have signed;

2. Proposes a summit of the most technologically advanced countries to develop new
technologies centered around linguistic, mathematical, and scientific education to be
integrated into refugee camps globally;

3. Proposes the reinforcement of the cultural assimilation of refugees in their host countries,
linguistically, culturally, and historically, through:
a. The creation of a digitised computer system for fast and effective language

learning,
b. The introduction of courses on the history and cultures of host countries using
educational videos, eventually helping refugees better understand the

environment in which they live and reducing their integration difficulties;

4. Encourages the use of already existing strategies such as the Refugee Code Week and

the UNHCR CTA in order to help educate refugees;

5. Emphasizes the use of open educational resources (OERs) to provide a database of
knowledge for refugees;

6. Invites member States to:
a. Take into consideration the digital divide, and thus commit to integrating
refugees and displaced persons into the heart of the "digital native" generation,

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