CYP Now - My Life: Usman Ali, 15, Halifax, West Yorkshire

Going to Geneva twice in four months was certainly not something I imagined I'd do, let alone meeting the Committee on the Rights of the Child. However, I was fortunate enough to do this.

This year's Day of General Discussion was dedicated to education in emergency situations: a topic that at first I thought doesn't apply to the UK. However, I surprised myself.

I was in the working group, which discussed "continuation and/or reconstruction of the educational system".

I spoke to the committee about children who come to the UK from emergency situations such as refugee children. These children have had their education disrupted in their home country and still don't have a perfect education in the UK.

Host countries such as ours aren't providing sufficient resources for these children. To name a few, these include interpreting services and education maintenance allowances.

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