The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said schools must be a place of hope and opportunity, where students are safe to learn and develop skills and experiences they need to thrive.
“For upward UNICEF advocates for funding, in such a way when the funding is available, UNICEF ensure that each and every partner receives the funding and ensure that the funding is use to strengthen security at school levels, this is one of the areas that UNICEF ensure that schools are safe and in addition to that community members should be involved just as the saying education for is a responsibility for all.
“Ensuring security in our school is not just for government or UNICEF, INGOs or UN agencies, community members have to be fully informed that it is their responsibility to ensure schools are secured and also they should be provided with the skills that they need to response to an emergency whenever something happens in the schools.
She urged the government, partners, and community leaders to take decisive action to ensure that schools in the Northeast have the resources and tools to fully implement the minimum standards for Safe Schools, focusing on the most vulnerable children.
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