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PM Rishi Sunak-led British government issues new guidelines to prohibit use of mobile phones in schools

Feb 21, 2024, at 09:05 pm

Mobile phones are set to be prohibited in schools across England as part of the British government’s plan to minimise disruption and improve behaviour in classrooms.

Afghanistan: Taliban reverses decision to open school for girls, causes confusion

Mar 23, 2022, at 10:58 pm

Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan decided to shut down the school for girls in the country, on a day the institutes were scheduled to reopen, creating confusion, media reports said.

Scores of schools ‘reportedly occupied’ by security forces in Myanmar, as Guterres condemns continuing brutality

Mar 20, 2021, at 10:04 pm

New York: Security forces in Myanmar have reportedly occupied more than 60 schools and university campuses across the country, marking a further escalation of the crisis, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.  In a statement issued later in the day, the UN Secretary-General condemned the "continuing brutal violence" being directed at peaceful protesters as the death toll mounts.

Schools to reopen as England starts moving out of COVID-19 lockdown

Mar 08, 2021, at 03:03 pm

London/Sputnik: Schools and colleges across England are set to reopen on Monday in the first step of the UK government’s roadmap out of the COVID-19 lockdown, following the downward trend in the rate of coronavirus infections over the past few weeks.

UNICEF chief: Closing schools should be ‘measure of last resort’

Jan 13, 2021, at 05:10 pm

New York: The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) underscored on Tuesday that “no effort should be spared” to keep children in school, as the coronavirus pandemic continues into a second year.

‘Don’t make schools a political football’: senior WHO official calls for data-based COVID-19 strategies

Jul 14, 2020, at 03:17 pm

New York: A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on Monday, called for the question of school reopenings to be included as part of comprehensive, data-driven COVID-19 public health strategies, and not a politically-driven decision-making process.

Over half of schools remain closed in epicentre of Boko Haram crisis in Nigeria – UNICEF

Sep 30, 2017, at 09:51 am

New York, Sept 30(Just Earth News): About 57 per cent of all schools are closed in Nigeria's Borno state, worst hit by the Boko Haram insurgency and the subsequent humanitarian crisis, leaving an estimated 3 million children in need of emergency education support, even as the new school year begins, the United Nations child agency said on Friday.

New focus on daycare welcomed by Ontario parents

Sep 20, 2016, at 10:47 pm

Toronto, Sep 20 (IBNS): Ontario Lieutenant-Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell said on Monday that she plans to add 100,000 more licensed spots in schools, workplaces and community settings across Ontario by doubling the child care for infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers over the next five years, according to media reports.