«Too many children go to school without clean water, clean toilets and soap to wash their hands, which makes learning difficult,” said Kelly Ann Naylor, director of water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Climate, Environment, Energy and Disaster Risk Reduction at UNICEF. “The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of providing healthy and inclusive learning environments. To protect children’s education, the recovery plan must include equipping schools with the most basic services to combat the infectious diseases of today and tomorrow. »