Corona affects the education of more than 800 million children across Asia

 
UNESCO and UNICEF have revealed that the launch of Corona in early 2020 has affected the education of more than 800 million children across Asia.

A report released by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Fund for Science, Education and Culture (UNESCO) on the impact of Code-19 on schools in Asia stated that Also in Asia, more than 27 million children are waiting to return to school.

Of the 800 million children whose education was affected, 400 million are from South Asia, 260 million from East Asia and 140 million from Southeast Asia.

It was reported that schools in Bangladesh remained closed for more than a year and a half during the epidemic and will reopen on September 12 this year after a long hiatus.

The report details the effects of the epidemic on children's education, saying that in 2020, schools in Asia remained closed for about half of the school year.

It also cites a number of employers, including the Philippines, where schools are still closed due to the epidemic and more than 25 million children are out of school, and a large number of children are still missing despite the start of the last quarter of 2021. They are deprived of the process of going to school and learning.

Citing the negative effects of school closures on children, the report said that children are at risk of being deprived of the learning process as well as stress, non-re-education, child labor and early marriage. Have done

In this regard, it was informed that millions of children, especially those belonging to the backward classes, are still facing these negative effects and if the schools remain closed, it will be difficult for them to see and grow according to their abilities.

"The future of an entire generation is in jeopardy because of Corona, so we should try to open schools safely as soon as possible, otherwise the loss of education will be difficult to repair," the report said.

UNICEF called on governments and partners to train teachers as well as the teaching process so as to reduce the declining quality of learning and reduce divisions in society.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) estimates that if appropriate steps are not taken to provide education, Asia faces a trillion-dollar economic loss.

Governments, partners and the private sector need to work together to not only develop strategies and invest in the right way, but also to be more flexible, efficient and effective, said George Lerai Adjai, UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia. Create a comprehensive system that fulfills the basic right of children to education.

At the same time, governments have been asked to increase the education budget by 10% to offset the damage done to children's education.