2024 IDE: UNICEF Urges Government to Tighten Security, Improve Quality of Learning in Schools
2024 IDE: UNICEF Urges the Government to Tighten Security and Improve the Quality of Learning in Schools The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has urged governments at all levels to tighten up the security of schools as well as improve access to quality learning for children. According to UNICEF safe school data for September 2023, a total of 723 schools have been closed down, and over 40.000 children have been forced out of schools in the north and southeast of Nigeria due to insecurity, depriving these children of the right to a quality education. At a multi-zone press…