Reopening schools in Latin America and the Caribbean: key points, challenges, and dilemmas to plan a safe return to in-person classes
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IDB-UNESCO: Gaps in education systems will be exacerbated if education is not prioritized within pandemic response plans
A report issued by the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) and the Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (OREALC/UNESCO Santiago) warns of the unequal access to human and economic resources, infrastructure and educational equipment in the region, which have been aggravated by the pandemic.
These structural conditions affect the implementation of the recommendations issued by international organizations on the appropriate processes for school reopenings, and impact upon the right to education of millions of students in the region.
A new report issued on December 7th by the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) and the Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (OREALC/UNESCO Santiago) warns of the unequal access to human and economic resources, infrastructure and educational equipment in the region, which have been aggravated by the pandemic.
These structural conditions affect the implementation of the recommendations issued by international organizations on the appropriate processes for school reopenings, and impact upon the right to education of millions of students in the region.
“The region has an urgent need to plan and define priority actions to guarantee the safety of school operations and educational attention to the most vulnerable populations”. This is the conclusion of the IDB and UNESCO report “Reopening Schools in Latin America and the Caribbean: Keys, challenges and dilemmas to plan for a safe return to in-person classes“. The report was launched by both internation
Thu 17 Dec 2020 at 14:57 Politics
NNA - President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, on Thursday met the Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League of Arab States, Ambassador Houssam Zaki, today at the Presidential Palace.
The President told Ambassador Zaki that “Lebanon looks forward to a unified Arab position toward the economic and social difficulties it suffers from, after the series of events which have occurred during past years. Especially, including the influx of displaced Syrians to Lebanon, whose numbers exceed one and half million by now”.
“Direct and indirect material losses, especially economic losses which Lebanon incurred as a result, since 2011 until last year, exceeded 54 billion US Dollars, according to IMF reports” the President added.
Thu 17 Dec 2020 at 14:57 Politics
NNA - President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, on Thursday met the Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League of Arab States, Ambassador Houssam Zaki, today at the Presidential Palace.
The President told Ambassador Zaki that “Lebanon looks forward to a unified Arab position toward the economic and social difficulties it suffers from, after the series of events which have occurred during past years. Especially, including the influx of displaced Syrians to Lebanon, whose numbers exceed one and half million by now”.
“Direct and indirect material losses, especially economic losses which Lebanon incurred as a result, since 2011 until last year, exceeded 54 billion US Dollars, according to IMF reports” the President added.