Monday 3 May was a special day for millions of children in South Sudan. UNICEF - UNESCO welcome decision to reopen Schools in South Sudan The whole school erupted into hugging, cheering, and overall joy, knowing that they can join the university and get their degrees. Private and public institutions including primary, secondary, and universities, were permitted to resume learning under COVID-19 restricted measures. UNICEF and UNESCO will work with the Ministry of General Education and Instruction to ensure that the return of the children of South Sudan to school can happen in the best circumstances, reducing as much as possible the risk of infections and ensuring that children no longer lose time. Hence, the urgency to consider the reopening of schools in South Sudan. After few months, some countries realized that it is not wise to remains in lockdown and to waiting for the right . There is only one functional teacher training college in the country to meet the demand for training teachers. But the countrywide reopening of schools in May 2021 is an opportunity to secure the future of children in South Sudan. To build forward better, Save the Children and partners ensure equal opportunities for learners as COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed and normalcy resumes includes COVID-19 recovery for children, safe learning at education centers, scaling up and adapting financing which calls for urgent filling of the education [financing] gaps, and focusing on equity and child participation. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. Unfortunately, some of them were going through many difficulties and challenges, as we all know. Schools allow children to access basic services including clean water, health and in many cases also food. The long-term impact of extending the school lockdown risks ever greater harm to children, their future and their communities. This has been due to a growing consensus that both the formal and informal economies cannot afford to remain shut down indefinitely. With support from GPE and UNICEF, the government of South Sudan is making progress in enrolling children against a backdrop of political instability, a struggling economy and armed conflict.
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