Doc. 9237
26 September 2001

Right to education for refugees and displaced people in Azerbaijan in the context of future development in the field of education in Europe

Motion for a recommendation

presented by Mr Huseynov R. and others

This motion has not been discussed in the Assembly and commits only the members who have signed it

      Independence of Azerbaijan, gained ten years ago created opportunities for substantial development in the field of education with a view of implementation of the European and international standards and establishment of active co-operation with advanced European educational centres. However, the past twelve years of war and aggression, hampered development of educational system in Azerbaijan.

      As the result of military aggression by Armenia against Azerbaijan, 616 secondary schools, 234 pre-school centres, 12 vocational schools, 5 technical schools, 1 university, 3 university branches and 3 vocational school branches on the occupied territories remain demolished. Incurred damage has been estimated at about $1.5 billion. The occupation has resulted in forcedly displacement of about 20,000 employees in the field of education and about 130,000 pupils and students.

      Today, in 48 regions of Azerbaijan there are 702 solely refugee secondary schools, including 30 located in the tent camps. About 90,000 pupils are going to these schools, in which 12,206 teachers and instructors take care of their education and fostering.

      Other internally displaced pupils have been placed in schools throughout the country. However, that led to artificially increased number of pupils in classes, thus negatively affecting the quality of education throughout the country.

      Being deeply concerned with the existing problems in the field of education faced by refugees, the Parliamentary Assembly herein strongly urges the Committee of Ministers to pay the necessary attention to the respective matter.

Signed : ¹

Huseynov R., Azerbaijan, EPP/CD

Akgönenç, Turkey, EDG

Aliyev I., Azerbaijan, EDG

Cerrahoğlu, Turkey, EDG

Duka-Zólyomi, Slovakia, EPP/CD

Frey, Switzerland, LDR

Gibula, Poland, SOC

Haupert, Luxembourg, EPP/CD

Kalkan, Turkey, EDG

Kilclooney, United Kingdom, EPP/CD

Loutfi, Bulgaria, LDR

Marshall, United Kingdom, SOC

Martínez Casañ, Spain, EPP/CD

Mestan, Bulgaria, LDR

Mutman, Turkey, SOC

Rigoni, Italy, EPP/CD

Saglam, Turkey, EPP/CD

Seyidov, Azerbaijan, EDG

Tanik, Turkey, EDG

Telek, Turkey, EDG

Tepshi, Albania, EPP/CD

Valleix, France, EDG

Velikov, Bulgaria, NR

¹        SOC: Socialist Group

      EPP/CD: Group of the European People’s Party

      EDG: European Democratic Group

      LDR : Liberal, Democratic and Reformers’ Group

      UEL: Group of the Unified European Left

      NR: not registered in a group