"EDUCATION"

The disproportionate effect of the pandemic on young people has exacerbated inequalities and risks reducing the productive potential of an entire generation, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization released today. ILO

“In one of their darkest moments, people of Lebanon have asked for our assistance and they must receive it,” the top UN humanitarian in the country told reporters in New York, adding that she’s “encouraged” by an “early show of commitment and solidarity by the international community to Lebanon.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption to education in history and prolonged school closures could further entrench inequalities in access to learning, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on a video message released today. UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, successive conflicts in recent decades have seen systematic use of rape and sexual assault by all fighting forces. SOFEPADI, a Congolese non-governmental organization, assists with psychological support to women, children and men who have suffered from this violence. OHCHR

Lead poisoning is affecting children on a massive and previously unknown scale, according to a new report launched today by UNICEF and Pure Earth, which says that one in three children globally have blood lead levels at or above five micrograms per deciliter, the level at which requires action. Nearly half of these children live in South Asia. UNICEF / PURE EARTH

Briefing the Security Council, UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock said, “humanitarian aid operations across Syria are reaching an average of 6.8 million people each month,” adding that the economic crisis in the country is "deepening poverty and pushing more people into humanitarian need.” UNIFEED

Thousands of refugees and migrants in eastern and western Africa are dying while others face harrowing abuse in their attempts to reach the continent’s Mediterranean coast in search of a better life, a joint UN / Danish Refugee Council (DRC) report said. UNTV CH