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TERTIARY EDUCATION IS KEY TO REBUILDING COVID-HIT ECONOMIES

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COVID-19 is devastating human capital around the world, affecting lives and livelihoods, and posing risks for long term growth and productivity enhancement. As the world seeks to build back better…

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A year and a half since the COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented global school closures, many students have been able to resume in-class learning, but millions have yet to return to the…

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School closures have led to alarming inequities in learning opportunities for children in South Asia, despite significant efforts by governments and partners to expand remote learning, according to UNICEF research conducted in India, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. School closures in South Asia due to the COVID-19 pandemic have interrupted the learning of 434…

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A child’s first day of school—a landmark moment for the youngest students and their parents around the world—has been delayed due to COVID-19 for an estimated 140 million young minds,…

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The World Bank have approved $100 million in financing to support Pakistan’s efforts to increase literacy and student retention rates in the Sindh province. The Sindh Early Learning Enhancement through Classroom…

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UNICEF estimates that 40 per cent of all school-aged children across Eastern and Southern Africa are currently not in school due to COVID19-induced closures and pre-pandemic levels of out of…

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The impact of disrupted education since the COVID-19 outbreak has been devastating, with learners between 75 per cent and a full school year behind where they should be, according to…