BANGKOK: Millions of children in Asia risk falling behind because of school closures amid the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, with unequal access to the internet hurting poorer kids as classes go online, technology and human rights experts warned on Friday (March 13). Worldwide, an unprecedented 363 million children and youth are affected by closures of schools and universities.
Many schoold in Asia are empty due to the ongoing Covid-19 in Asia. Worldwide, an unprecedented 363 million children and youth are affected by closures of schools and universities, according to data released by this week by the United Nations' education agency UNESCO. - AFP
As countries deal with the situation, it is important to"ensure this crisis promotes innovation and inclusion and does not exacerbate learning inequalities," she said. About 54% of the global population - or 4.1 billion people use the internet. But only two out of 10 in the least developed countries are online, according to the International Telecommunication Union , the U.N.'s internet and telecoms agency.
Low-income families are particularly dependent on mobile devices for internet access, which may not be suited for learning purposes, he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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