UNESCO Emergency Meeting 6:50 on March 11
As the spread of the new coronavirus spreads, a number of countries and schools are closing schools, UNESCO-United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization will hold an urgent Education Ministers' Meeting to secure opportunities for children to learn. I confirmed that they would work together.
According to UNESCO, as of the 10th, schools were closed nationwide on a nationwide scale: Japan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, North Korea, Mongolia, Italy, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, In 18 countries and territories in Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE = UAE, a total of 363,082,207 students are out of school.
Under these circumstances, Mr. Azure held an emergency ministerial meeting on the 10th in a video conference, with representatives from more than 70 countries participating.
The meeting was held privately, and UNESCO confirmed that countries would work together to secure opportunities for children to learn while school closures were prolonged.
He is also working with US IT giants, Microsoft, and others to develop software that can be studied at home.
UNESCO has set up a working group to consider specific support measures, but how to support children who do not use major languages such as English or do not have Internet access. Is likely to be an issue.