The United Nations International Children's "UNICEF" reported that 1.6 billion students were affected by school closures due to Coronavirus (known also as COVID-19).
And although schools began to reopen in 2020 and 2021, many of them remained closed for a very long time.
The UN organization said that there is no substitute for personal learning, and schools must be reopened as soon as possible.
However, the global school closure crisis highlights the need for flexible educational systems, with distance learning options, and to be accessible to all.
The UNICEF indicated that even before the corona pandemic, the world was going through a learning crisis as 53% of children in low- and middle-income countries were unable to read a simple text by the age of ten, announcing that this rate is expected to rise to 63% due to school closures.
The organization stressed that the effects of this on children in low- and middle-income countries will be more severe, given their low levels of learning even before the pandemic, lack of access to technology for distance learning, and longer school closures.
On the other hand, (UNICEF) announced that about 10 million children in Afghanistan are in need of assistance, as they suffer from a lack of food, medicine, and drinking water.
"There are some 10 million children in Afghanistan today who need urgent humanitarian assistance. Those least responsible for the current crisis are paying the highest price," said UNICEF Afghanistan Director of Communications Sam Mort.
He continued to say that there are children in communities without access to water due to drought. There are children who lack the necessary vaccinations."
According to UNICEF, many children are in a condition that requires transfer to hospitals due to malnutrition.
It added that if the situation continues as it is now, one million children under 5 years will suffer from severe food shortages.
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