Syrian children return to school amid deep economic crisis
economic crisis.
But many children do not have classrooms to go to in a country where many educational facilities have been damaged or destroyed and 90 percent of people live under the poverty line according to the United Nations.
Syria's education ministry on Saturday called on schools «not to enforce strict school uniforms (...) and to reduce the necessary supplies» for students, the SANA state news agency reported.
These measures were introduced «in light of the difficult economic conditions facing the country and as part of an effort to reduce the financial burden on the population,» SANA said.
«More than 3.7 million students are starting the 2023-2024 academic year, spread across 14,505 schools,» added the outlet.
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Since 2011, Syria has endured a bloody conflict that has claimed over half a million lives, displaced several million people and plunged the country into a suffocating economic crisis.
The war's widespread destruction of infrastructure has particularly impacted education facilities, with many schools destroyed and other turned into shelters.
«Even before the February 2023 earthquakes, around one in three schools remained out of service,» said a recent report from the UN children's agency.
The natural disaster caused an estimated additional $277 million in losses and damage to the education sector.
«At the current rate of funding, UNICEF and education partners
