Due to violence and insecurity that engulfed West and Central Africa, at least 14,000 schools have been forced to close down.
The UN Aid Coordination Office explained that from Mali in the West to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the East at least 2.8 million children, including many who are displaced, had been left without access to education.
The agency added that only around a quarter of children in affected areas had access to education in the latest period under review, compared with one in two earlier in the year.
“A slight increase in the number of schools closing from March to June, compared with the previous three-month period, and a small additional number of internally displaced people and refugees, adding to pressure on services,”.
According to the UN aid office, the latest aid assessments indicate a volatile humanitarian situation in the region with security incidents affecting education rising a startling 103 percent from March to June, compared with the start of the year.
It emphasized that a huge lack of funding continues to hamper the humanitarian response.
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