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The Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Fundamental Rights and Civic Space Year of publication: 2022 Author: Filip Pazderski | Giada Negri | Chayma Khazzani | Ivana Rosenzweigova | Boglarka Szalma | Luben Panov | Carlotta Besozzi Corporate author: European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) This report was compiled for the European Economic and Social Committee at the request of the Diversity Europe Group by a consortium of four partners - European Civic Forum, Civil Society Europe, European Center for Not-for-Profit Law and the Institute of Public Affairs. It examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the work of civil society organisations (CSOs) across Europe. It also focuses on how solutions implemented in individual EU Member States have impacted CSOs' ability to exercise their fundamental rights and freedoms.The report is based on in-depth analysis of existing studies and reports, a survey, 29 expert interviews and three focus groups. It showcases a number of ways in which the pandemic has affected the functioning of civil society organisations in the EU. The observations emerging from the different stages of the research were characterised by a high degree of consistency, validating the picture depicted. 
The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Refugee Crisis Year of publication: 2020 Author: Alice Corner Corporate author: Venngage Inc. One group of people most impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic is the world’s population of refugees and displaced people. There are approximately 25 million refugees in the world, facing unique struggles in access to healthcare, government assistance, and sanitation. Venngage analyzed the data and created this collection of infographics to help paint a fuller picture of COVID-19’s impact on the refugee crisis. This resource includes clear infographics detailing how the conronavirus crisis and refugee crisis relate to each other globally 
Life in the Times of Covid 19: A Guide for Parents of Children with Disabilities Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: UNESCO New Delhi The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic has affected educational systems worldwide, leading to the widespread closure of schools and universities. The radical changes and ensuing stress brought about by COVID-19 and the lockdown may also result in different sorts of difficulties among these children.Hence, parents and caregivers of such children must know how to manage and guide their children during this pandemic.This guideline explains the different aspects that a parent/ caregiver must take into account while taking care of children with special needs. This guideline also addresses the need to maintain the mental health of the parent/ caregiver of children with special needs. The eleven sections in this guideline explain the duties and responsibilities that parents/ caregiver must follow. 
Reopening Schools in Latin America and the Caribbean: Keys, Challenges, and Dilemmas to Plan for a Safe Return to in-Person Classes Year of publication: 2021 Author: Alejandro Vera | Martín Scasso | Alejandro Morduchowicz | Cecilia Berlanga Alessio Robles Corporate author: UNESCO Santiago | Inter-American Development Bank The suspension of in-person classes as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected the education systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and compromised the achievements reached around the goals established in the SDG4-Education 2030 Agenda. The most vulnerable people have been the most affected by this situation, which widened the preexisting gaps. The countries of the region have carried out great efforts to guarantee the continuity of learning. However, these have been limited by the challenges that this unprecedented crisis brought, aggravated by unequal conditions in access to infrastructure and other resources that affect broad sectors of the population.This report analyzes the possibilities, restrictions and needs that the countries of the region will face during the process of returning to in-person classes, considering five dimensions: (i) safe schools (school infrastructure, access to water and sanitation); (ii) human resources (principals and teachers); (iii) access to ITC and connectivity; (iv) education financing and (v) information and planning. Reabrir las escuelas en América Latina y el Caribe: Claves, desafíos y dilemas para planificar el retorono seguro a las clases presenciales; Reporte Year of publication: 2021 Author: Alejandro Vera | Martín Scasso | Alejandro Morduchowicz | Cecilia Berlanga Alessio Robles Corporate author: UNESCO La suspensión de clases presenciales como consecuencia de la pandemia de COVID-19 afectó profundamente los sistemas educativos de América Latina y el Caribe, y puso en riesgo los avances alcanzados en torno al cumplimiento de las metas establecidas en la Agenda ODS 4-Educación 2030. Las poblaciones más vulnerables se han visto más afectadas por esta situación, lo cual acrecentó las brechas preexistentes. Los países de la región llevaron a cabo enormes esfuerzos para garantizar la continuidad de los aprendizajes. Sin embargo, se ven limitados por los desafíos que presenta este contexto inédito de crisis y agravados por las desiguales condiciones de acceso a infraestructura y otros recursos que afectan a vastos sectores de la población.El reporte analiza las posibilidades, restricciones y necesidades que enfrentarán los países de la región durante el proceso del regreso a las clases presenciales, considerando cinco dimensiones: (i) escuelas seguras (infraestructura escolar, acceso al agua y saneamiento); (ii) recursos humanos (directores y docentes); (iii) acceso a TIC y conectividad, (iv) financiamiento de la educación y (v) información y planificación. 
Pandemic-Related Disruptions to Schooling and Impacts on Learning Proficiency Indicators: A Focus on the Early Grades Year of publication: 2021 Author: Martin Gustafsson Corporate author: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) This report focusses on the impacts of the pandemic on learning proficiency, specifically as measured by Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Indicator 4.1.1. Over the last couple of decades, there has been a growing awareness of how crucial learning proficiency, especially that of younger children, is for human development. The evidence is clear that improvements in proficiency underpin future economic development, and the building of more cohesive and equal societies. The indicators on learning proficiency are among the most discussed indicators within the SDG framework. This report explains the impact of COVID-19 on learning losses for primary-aged children and the need for an effective response. 
Incidences socio-économiques et culturelles de la COVID-19 sur l'Afrique: quelles réponses de l'UNESCO?? Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: UNESCO Ce document de politique analyse les incidences socioéconomiques et culturelles de la maladie sur l’Afrique dans son ensemble, aussi bien par les effets immédiats que les conséquences présentes et futures de la pandémie, y compris sur le tissu sociétal africain, susceptible d’entraîner une fracture de la relation de confiance entre les États et leurs citoyens, et au sein des communautés elles-mêmes. Ce faisant, elle met en lumière les principales mesures adoptées par les pays africains pour juguler la crise et ses effets socio-économiques et culturelles. Tout en s’engageant dans l’action et dans la réflexion sur les conséquences présentes et futures de la pandémie, l’UNESCO entend ainsi contribuer de manière substantielle aux débats en cours en Afrique à travers en l’articulation d’une réponse stratégique pour apporter sa contribution aux efforts collectifs mondiaux et régionaux de lutte contre la pandémie. 
Global Education Coalition Gender Flagship: Highlights of Action in 2020 Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: UNESCO | Global Education Coalition At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, UNESCO launched the Global Education Coalition, an international multi-sector partnership aiming to meet the urgent and unprecedented need for continuity of learning.Most governments around the world have temporarily closed educational institutions at some point in 2020 in an attempt to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. At its peak, these nationwide closures impacted more than 1.5 billion, or over 90% of the world’s student population, from pre-primary to higher education. The Global Education Coalition selected three flagships, or focus areas, covering: teachers, connectivity and gender.The Gender Flagship is rallying coalition members to work together to highlight and address the gender dimensions of the COVID-19 school crisis and safeguard progress made on gender equality in education in recent decades.This report presents the work of the Gender Flagship in 2020, and its plans for 2021. 
Supporting Learning Recovery One Year into COVID-19: The Global Education Coalition in Action Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: UNESCO | Global Education Coalition The Global Education Coalition, launched by UNESCO, is a platform for collaboration and exchange to protect the right to education during this unprecedented disruption and beyond.This is the annual report of the Coalition, which builds on the inaugural report published in September 2020, and covers the activity between March 2020 and March 2021. Socio-Economic and Cultural Impacts of COVID-19 on Africa: What Responses from UNESCO? Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: UNESCO This policy paper analyses the socio-economic and cultural impacts of the disease on Africa as a whole, caused by both the immediate effects and the present and future consequences of the pandemic, including on the African societal fabric, which is likely to lead to a fracture in the trust between States and their citizens and within communities themselves. As such, it highlights the main measures that were adopted by African countries to contain the crisis and its socio-economic and cultural effects. While committing to acting and reflecting on the present and future consequences of the pandemic, UNESCO aims to contribute substantially to the ongoing debates in Africa through the development of a strategic response to help the collective global and regional efforts against the pandemic.