(ANSA) - PARIS, 12 JUL - The closure of schools linked to Covid-19, which still affects "more than 156 million students in nine countries", "can no longer last", otherwise it will be a "generational catastrophe". The alarm was raised by the United Nations agencies, Unesco and Unicef.
"Eighteen months have passed since the start of the Covid-19 epidemic and the education of millions of children continues to be interrupted. (...) This situation cannot continue. , say in a joint statement the general directors of UNICEF;, Henrietta Fore, and of UNESCO, AudreyAzoulay.
For these two officials, the reopening of schools cannot wait for the end of the pandemic and not even the vaccination of all students and staff, and "insecurity" can be achieved, especially since schools "are not among the main places of spread" of the virus. .
"In order to avoid a generational catastrophe, we urge politicians and governments to prioritize the safe reopening of schools. Closing schools endangers our future just to uncertainly preserve our present," they conclude. (HANDLE).