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COVID-19 and girls with disabilities: A safe, inclusive return to school
Date: Aug 20, 2020
Time: 9:00 am New York time
Address: Online
Organizer:
UN Girls Education Initiative
As governments across the world seek to get education systems back on track following prolonged school closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the webinar brings a focus to learners with disabilities, and the particular challenges that girls face.
Featuring presentations from:
- UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report
- UNICEF East Asia Pacific Regional Office
- Leonard Cheshire
- VSO Nepal
- Humanity and Inclusion (GATE-GEC Sierra Leone)
Moderators:
- Nora Fyles, Head of UNGEI Secretariat
- Nafisa Baboo, Senior Director Inclusive Education, Light for the World