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Two sisters who lost their brother in an IED attack at their school, pose for a photo at the school in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan.

An eleven-year-old girl in Ecuador receives a study guide during the COVID-19 pandemic when schools closed.

On 1 September 2020, Lebanese children participate in psychosocial activities at the UNICEF's children friendly space (CFS) at the Karantina public garden in Beirut, Lebanon.

In a report released on September 3, titled “Coming Together for Refugee Education,” UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, predicts that unless immediate and bold action is taken by the international community to beat back the catastrophic effects of COVID-19 on refugee education, the potential of millions of young refugees living in some of the world’s most vulnerable communities will be further threatened. The data in the report is based on the gross enrolment figures from the 2019 school cycle.

UNICEF is supporting families of children with disabilities to attend schools in the poorest districts of Maputo and Matola in Mozambique.

A seven-year-old girl studies online at home in Kyiv, Ukraine, as schools remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chinsisi Jafali, a 14-year-old with albinism in Malawi.

Religious leaders.

Journalists are key to countering the “dangerous outbreak of misinformation” accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Secretary-General said on Monday during a virtual dialogue on promoting press freedom amid the global crisis.

With classrooms closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, two UN agencies are urging governments to act now to shore up the futures of the 370 million children worldwide who depend on school meals.