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UNICEF Education COVID-19 Response

Issue Brief: COVID-19 and Girls’ Education in East Asia and Pacific

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This Brief summarizes the impact of COVID-19 on the education of girls in countries across the East Asia and Pacific region and proposes considerations for national stakeholders and policy makers in their school reopening efforts and beyond. The Brief also highlights and provides specific examples of UNICEF’s programmatic interventions to ensure that girls are not left behind in the efforts to reimagine more inclusive and equitable quality education systems after COVID-19.

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UNICEF East Asia & Pacific
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