School closures represent “a generational catastrophe that could waste untold human potential”

10 August 2020 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has cautioned that the world faces a “generational catastrophe” because of school closures that took place globally this year. Guterres said that as of mid-July, schools were closed in some 160 countries, affecting more than 1 billion students. “Now we face a generational catastrophe that could waste untold … Continue reading School closures represent “a generational catastrophe that could waste untold human potential”