Kindly Share This Story:The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday that more than 200,000 refugee children were out of school in Ethiopia due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). The UN refugee agency said this in its situation update issued on Tuesday in Addis Ababa. “Schools have been closed since March due to COVID-19, leaving more than 200,000 refugee children out of school,” the UN said. According to the agency, essential primary healthcare activities are maintained in all refugee camps, which are currently part of ongoing national campaign to enhance awareness and testing for COVID-19. It also said that it had received 1.8 million dollars from Education Cannot Wait (ECW) to strengthen its COVID-19 response in education.

Source: Ethiopian News September 23, 2020 02:28 UTC