en-us	UNICEF scales up support in 145 countries to keep children learning, as COVID-19 forces majority of schools worldwide to close
zh-cn	在全球大部分学校因2019冠状病毒病关闭之际 联合国儿童基金会加大力度支持145个国家的儿童继续接受教育

en-us	NEW YORK, 26 March 2020 – As nationwide school closures disrupt the education for more than 80 per cent of students worldwide, 
zh-cn	纽约，2020年3月26日 —— 由于多国实施的全国性学校关闭措施已影响到了全世界80%以上的学生，

en-us	UNICEF today announced it will significantly scale up support in all countries to help children continue their learning while keeping schools safe. 
zh-cn	联合国儿童基金会今天宣布将在全球范围内加大对各国的支持力度，帮助无法去学校上学的儿童继续学习，同时确保未停课的学校安全运行。 

en-us	“Schools in the majority of countries worldwide have closed. 
zh-cn	“世界上大部分国家的学校已经关闭，这是史无前例的状况。

en-us	It is an unprecedented situation and unless we collectively act now to protect children’s education, societies and economies will feel the burden long after we’ve beaten COVID-19. 
zh-cn	除非我们现在就共同采取行动，帮助儿童继续学习，否则在战胜2019冠状病毒病疫情之后的很长一段时间，各国的社会和经济都将承担因儿童失学而带来的后果。

en-us	In the most vulnerable communities, the impact will span generations,” said Robert Jenkins, UNICEF Global Chief of Education.
zh-cn	在最脆弱的社区，其影响将跨越几代人。” 联合国儿童基金会全球教育项目负责人罗伯特·詹金斯（Robert Jenkins）表示。

en-us	“Based on lessons learned with the school closures in response to Ebola, the longer children stay away from school, the less likely they are to ever return. 
zh-cn	“为应对埃博拉病毒而关闭学校的经验教训显示，儿童离开学校的时间越长，返回校园的可能性就越小。

en-us	Giving children alternative ways to learn and also by doing so, rebuild a routine is a critical part of our response,” said Jenkins.
zh-cn	为儿童提供替代性的学习方式，帮助他们重新安排日常学习活动，是联合国 儿童基金会应对疫情的一项关键举措。” 詹金斯说。

en-us	To help curb the disruption to children’s education and keep children learning safely, UNICEF has allocated additional funding to accelerate work with governments and partners in more than 145 low- and middle-income countries. 
zh-cn	为了减轻疫情对儿童教育的冲击，同时确保儿童能在安全的环境下学习，联合国儿童基金会已划拨额外资金，用于加快与超过145个中、低收入国家的政府和机构的合作。

en-us	The initial global allocation of US $13 million – nearly $9 million of which is from a contribution made by the Global Partnership for Education 
zh-cn	首笔全球拨款为1300万美元，其中近900万美元来自全球教育伙伴关系组织的捐款。

en-us	– will be catalytic by supporting national governments and a wide range of education partners in each country to develop plans to enable a rapid, system-wide response.
zh-cn	这笔资金将用于支持各国政府及各类教育合作伙伴加速制定相关计划，以实施整个教育体系对疫情影响的快速响应。

en-us	The initiative will enable countries to prepare alternative learning programmes in the case of school closures 
zh-cn	上述倡议还将支持各国在学校关闭的情况下制定替代性学习方案，

en-us	and help schools keep children and their communities safe by providing vital information on handwashing and other hygiene practices. 
zh-cn	并帮助学校普及包括勤洗手等保持个人卫生习惯在内的重要公共健康信息，以保障儿童及其所在社区的安全。

en-us	The funds will also help support children’s mental health and prevent stigma and discrimination by encouraging students to avoid stereotypes when talking about the virus.
zh-cn	划拨的资金还将用于为儿童的心理健康提供支持，鼓励学生在谈论病毒时避免成见，防止与疾病相关的歧视和污名化。

en-us	In all 145 countries, UNICEF will work with partners to:
zh-cn	联合国儿童基金会将与145个国家的合作伙伴携手努力：

en-us	Support governments’ crisis response plans including technical assistance, rapid risk analysis, data collection, and planning for the reopening of schools.
zh-cn	通过提供技术援助、开展快速风险分析、收集数据并协助为学校复课编制规划等措施，支持各国政府实施应急响应计划。

en-us	Support the planning and implementation of safe school operation and risk communication including translating, printing, disseminating and implementing safe school guidelines; equipping schools with hygiene packages and circulating critical information on disease prevention; and training teachers and caregivers in psychosocial and mental health support for themselves and students.
zh-cn	通过翻译、印刷、分发和实施学校安全指南，为学校配备个人卫生工具包，普及疾病防控的关键信息，培训教师和照料人以保护学生和自身心理健康的知识等行动，为保障学校安全运行和普及公共健康信息等措施的规划与实施提供支持。

en-us	Ensure continuity of learning and access to remote learning programs including designing and preparing alternative education programmes through online, radio and television. 
zh-cn	通过设计和制作基于网络、广播及电视等平台的替代性教育内容，来确保学生学习不中断，都能够接受远程教育。

en-us	Enhance knowledge sharing and capacity building for the current response and future pandemics.
zh-cn	通过加强知识共享和能力建设，帮助各国更好地开展当前的应急响应工作，并为未来可能出现的流行病爆发做好准备。