TRIPOLI, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday announced the completion of the second phase of a remedial classes program for about 20,000 Libyan students in 41 municipalities. "UNICEF Libya, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, celebrated the end of the remedial classes program -- phase II," UNICEF said in a statement. "The objective of the program that continued over a period of six weeks is to equip children aged 7 to 12 with skills in math, Arabic, and English," the statement added. The yearslong armed conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic have taken a heavy toll on Libya's education system, resulting in students falling behind, teachers stretched thin, and stagnant curricula limited to academic subjects and rote learning. In July 2022, UNICEF partnered with the Libyan Ministry of Education and offered interactive remedial summer school courses to more than 20,000 students who have fallen behind and are at risk of dropping out.
