Supporting Safe Education in the Central Sahel
- Publisher:
- Human Rights Watch
- Publication Date:
- 8 September 2020
- Tags:
- West Africa, Conflict, Peace and Security, Coronavirus, Education, Human Rights
The Central Sahel countries of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali are confronting unprecedented levels of conflict, displacement, and humanitarian needs exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. This complex humanitarian crisis has severely impacted education. Prior to national Covid-19 lockdowns, insecurity and direct attacks on school infrastructure and staff forced around 4,000 schools in the Central Sahel to close by early 2020, affecting 650,000 students, according to the United Nations (UN).
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- 'The Sahel - a Microcosm of Cascading Risks Converging in One Region'
- Sahel At 'Breaking Point' As Donors Pledge Billions in Aid
- Over A Million Children Displaced in the Sahel - UNICEF
- Central Sahel Faces Catastrophic Levels of Hunger - UN Food Relief Agency
- Donors Respond to UN Call for U.S. $1 Billion to Help in Sahel
- Covid-19, Conflict Drove 12 Million Children From School
- Securing West Africa and the Sahel
- UN Chief Appeals for Urgent Action to Reverse 'Downward Spiral' in Central Sahel
