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Afghanistan: Taliban reverses decision to open school for girls, causes confusion

Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan decided to shut down the school for girls in the country, on a day the institutes were scheduled to reopen, creating confusion, media reports said. more

COVID jabs needed for educators and kids to keep schools open: WHO, UNICEF

As the school year begins for millions of children in Europe and Central Asia, UN health and child experts on Monday issued a series of COVID-19 risk reduction measures to ensure that in- ...

Spain violated inclusive education right of child with disabilities, independent committee finds

New York: Spain violated the right to inclusive education of a child with disabilities, an independent UN human rights committee has found, calling on the country to end any educational s ...

Nearly 10 mln children 'may never return to school' after COVID-19 pandemic: Charity

London: Some 9.7 million children worldwide "could be forced out of school forever" by the end of this year, as a result of increasing poverty and budget cuts incurred by the CO ...

In Afghanistan, attacks against schools have tripled in one year

New York, May 29 (JEN): The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that much greater protection for educational facilities was needed across Afghanistan where attacks against sc ...

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