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โThere was no such a thing as remote learningโ for at least 463 million children, UNICEF official says
Read full article: โThere was no such a thing as remote learningโ for at least 463 million children, UNICEF official saysAt least a third of children couldnโt access remote learning when the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, creating โa global education emergency,โ the U.N. childrenโs agency said. At the height of lockdowns meant to curb the pandemic, nearly 1.5 billion children were affected by school closures, UNICEF said. โFor at least 463 million children whose schools closed due to COVID-19, there was no such a thing as remote learning,โ UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said. The highest number of children affection by region were in South Asia, at least 147 million, according to the report. The youngest children are also most likely to miss out on remote learning during critical years, the report said, largely due to challenges and limitations to online learning for young children and lack of assets at home.