2020 has been a year like no other. The COVID-19 pandemic has created the most severe disruption to global education systems in history, forcing more than 1.6 billion learners in over190 countries out of school at the peak of the crisis.
The pandemic has brought to light already-existing challenges to education that have not been adequately addressed for far too long. It has highlighted alarming inequalities within and across countries that must be tackled urgently in order to guarantee everyone's right to education.
From monitoring school closures and providing solutions, to setting up a unique global response platform, discover some of UNESCO's main actions and work in education in 2020.
Monitoring school closures and providing distance learning solutions and guidance
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From the onset of the pandemic, UNESCO started monitoring global school closures and supporting countries in their efforts to mitigate the immediate impact, particularly for more vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, and to facilitate the continuity of education for all through remote learning.
UNESCO has been organizing various thematic webinars, producing guidance documents and providing as wealth of resources and recommendations to help students, parents, teachers, schools and governments facilitate learning and provide social care and interaction during school closures. The International Commission on the Futures of Education also published a report on education in a post-COVID world presenting ideas for concrete actions that will advance education.
