Interview: Ethiopia sees education crisis due to internal conflict, climate change -- UN official


ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia is experiencing one of the largest education crises globally, mainly due to internal conflict and the effects of climate change, a senior UN official has said.

"More than 3.6 million children across Ethiopia are out of school directly as a result of conflict and climate-induced disasters," said Graham Lang, chief of education at Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises established at the World Humanitarian Summit.

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