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		</div><p>The United Nations chief has said the coronavirus pandemic has led to the largest disruption of education in history.</p>
<p>School closures in more than 160 countries in mid-July have affected more than one billion students, it is claimed.</p>
<p>In addition, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that at least 40 million children worldwide have missed out on education “in their critical pre-school year”.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Last month, over 1 billion students were affected by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> school closures.</p>
<p>Even before the pandemic, the world was facing a learning crisis.</p>
<p>We must take bold steps now, to create inclusive, resilient, quality education systems fit for the future. <a href="https://t.co/fD4nwEkqUg">https://t.co/fD4nwEkqUg</a> <a href="https://t.co/71ksZO2DHP">pic.twitter.com/71ksZO2DHP</a></p>
<p>&mdash; António Guterres (@antonioguterres) <a href="https://twitter.com/antonioguterres/status/1290500206572666881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>As a result, he warned that the world faces “a generational catastrophe that could waste untold human potential, undermine decades of progress, and exacerbate entrenched inequalities”.</p>
<p>“We are at a defining moment for the world’s children and young people,” Mr Guterres said in a video message and a 26-page policy briefing.</p>
<p>“The decisions that governments and partners take now will have lasting impact on hundreds of millions of young people, and on the development prospects of countries for decades to come.”</p>
<p>Mr Guterres called for the reopening of schools once the local transmission of the virus is under control.</p>
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