The number of children, youth and adults not attending schools or universities because of COVID-19 is soaring. Governments all around the world have closed educational institutions in an attempt to contain the global pandemic.
UNESCO is providing immediate support to countries as they work to minimize the educational disruption and facilitate the continuity of learning, especially for the most vulnerable. (UNESCO)
As of March 18, over 850 million children and youth – roughly half of the world’s student population – had to stay away from schools and universities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (UNESCO)
The UNESCO Office in Uzbekistan welcomes the decisions taken by the relevant Uzbek authorities to counter the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, as well as the measures taken by the Ministry of Public Education to establish distance learning for schoolchildren, for whom TV-lessons will be organized in conformity with the curriculum. (UNESCO Office in Uzbekistan)