Refugees contributor: Tom Fletcher Professor Tom Fletcher CMG is an adviser to the Global Business Coalition for Education, and a former British ambassador to Lebanon. He recently published “Naked Diplomacy: Power and Statecraft in the Digital Age.” https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/tom-fletcher/rss en A 21st-Century Response to the Refugee Education Crisis Economy Education Thu, 09 Mar 2017 08:59:57 +0000 Tom Fletcher https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/03/09/a-21st-century-response-to-the-refugee-education-crisis https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/03/09/a-21st-century-response-to-the-refugee-education-crisis Education is rarely prioritized in humanitarian responses to displacement and crisis. Tom Fletcher, adviser to the Global Business Coalition for Education, outlines the case for a business-led approach to close the gap. ‘To the Children of Syria, We Are Sorry’ Civil Society Displacement Wed, 03 Aug 2016 10:03:14 +0000 Tom Fletcher https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/08/03/to-the-children-of-syria-we-are-sorry-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/08/03/to-the-children-of-syria-we-are-sorry-2 In an exclusive open letter addressed to the children of Syria, the former U.K. ambassador to Lebanon, and advisor to NGO Theirworld, Tom Fletcher, points to failures of the international community in keeping its promises to fund the education of Syrian refugees. ‘To the Children of Syria, We Are Sorry’ Education Wed, 03 Aug 2016 09:26:41 +0000 Tom Fletcher https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/08/03/to-the-children-of-syria-we-are-sorry https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/08/03/to-the-children-of-syria-we-are-sorry In an exclusive open letter addressed to the children of Syria, the former U.K. ambassador to Lebanon, and advisor to NGO Theirworld, Tom Fletcher, points to failures of the international community in keeping its promises to fund the education of Syrian refugees.