Making schools count

This means education is an essential service that should go uninterrupted.

Even in circumstances of war, sanity must be allowed to prevail. Efforts should be made by all parties to the conflict to insulate learning institutions from the war theatre in order to safeguard the rights of children to education. It is unfortunate, however, that during the two world wars the rights of children to education were trampled upon. This was a grave mistake and should not be allowed to recur. Since World War II there has not been any serious threat to education on a global scale until COVID-19 pandemic made a sudden and unexpected appearance in 2019.