UNESCO and INEE organize a Webinar on Ensuring Inclusive Education during COVID-19

The COVID-19 outbreak has translated into a major education due to school closure and the interruption of regular education services. In the Arab region, where 13 million children and youth are already out-of-school due to conflict, an additional 100 million learners are now affected by school interruption.  When it comes to learners with disabilities, the current coping measures to the COVID-19 pandemic such as school closures, confinement and social distancing have been compounding challenges in spite of exerted efforts to provide continued access to education for them.

Against this backdrop, UNESCO Beirut and the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) organized on 18 May 2020 a regional webinar on Inclusive Education during COVID-19 with particular focus on children and youth with disabilities in the region.