Access to Education During Public Health Emergencies: Keep Schools Open

Allotey, Pascale, Liwanag, Harvy J, Rhule, Emma, Binagwaho, Agnes, Lehtimaki,Susanna and Schwalbe, Nina (2021). Access to Education During Public Health Emergencies: Keep Schools Open. TF1 – Global Health and Covid-19. Think20 Italy2021.

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  • Author Allotey, Pascale
    Liwanag, Harvy J
    Rhule, Emma
    Binagwaho, Agnes
    Lehtimaki,Susanna
    Schwalbe, Nina
    Title Access to Education During Public Health Emergencies: Keep Schools Open
    Series Title TF1 – Global Health and Covid-19
    Publication Date 2021-09
    Place of Publication Italy
    Publisher Think20 Italy2021
    Pages 18
    Language eng
    Abstract Education is society’s greatest equalizer and a significant determinant of sustainable economic growth. Halting education exacerbates socio-economic and gender inequalities within and between countries and negatively impact future generations. Despite this, together with the evidence of negative direct and indirect effects on children and adolescents of closing schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries continue to keep schools closed even when there are clear World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations to the contrary. This policy brief calls for the G20 to develop a policy to reopen schools and close them only when recommended by the WHO and as a measure of last resort.
    UNBIS Thesaurus EDUCATION
    HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES
    SCHOOLS
    GENDER
    PUBLIC HEALTH
    Keyword Access
    Copyright Holder Think20 Italy2021
    Copyright Year 2021
    Copyright type Creative commons
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    Created: Thu, 30 Sep 2021, 16:28:52 JST by Radhika Das on behalf of UNU IIGH