Five things you need to know this week about global education
A group of former world leaders has called for urgent action to prevent the pandemic creating a "Covid generation" - leaving tens of millions of children with no hope of an education.
They urged governments to invest in catch-up programmes to prevent irretrievable damage to children's futures, in a letter to G20 heads, governments, the World Bank, IMF and development banks.
The plea was signed by 275 ex-leaders, economists and educationalists. They included former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and ex-British prime ministers Gordon Brown - the UN Special Envoy for Global Education - Tony Blair and John Major.
They said: "We cannot stand by and allow these young people to be robbed of their education and a fair chance in life."
