More than 168 million children around the world have been kept out of school for almost a year due to COVID-19 lockdowns, according to new data from the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF.
They warn that year-long closures have had a catastrophic impact on children, with devastating long-term consequences for the most vulnerable.
CGTN’s Liling Tan reports from New York.
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