The Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kuwait organized on Monday the first online symposium to discuss education issues during the COVID-19 crisis, in line with the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) office for the Gulf states and Yemen, as well as the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) for the Gulf region in Kuwait.
Representative of the UN Resident Coordinator in Kuwait Dr. Tarek Al-Sheikh said in a speech at the opening of the symposium that cooperation between the Kuwaiti government and the UN agencies in charge, UNESCO and UNICEF, aim to exchange experiences and studies drawn from challenges and talk about vital solutions regarding education during the pandemic.
Al-Sheikh added that this symposium coincided with the first celebration of the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, falling on September 9, in addition to the International Literacy Day on September 8, which was declared by UNESCO in 1966.
He explained that the symposium also aims to shed light on online education, with a primary focus on the youth.
