The United Nations System has issued new guidelines on the safe re-opening of schools amidst ongoing coronavirus closures affecting nearly 1.3 billion students worldwide.
The agencies — Unesco, Unicef, WFP and World Bank — also warned that the widespread closures of educational facilities in response to the Covid-19 pandemic present an unprecedented risk to children’s education and wellbeing, particularly for the most marginalised children who rely on school for their education, health, safety and nutrition.
The guidelines offer practical advice for national and local authorities on how to keep children safe when they return to school.
