Since the threat of the virus emerged earlier this year, school systems around the globe have undertaken massive closures to protect children and societies on the whole, disrupting the education and learning of 810 million students in developing countries. These alarming numbers moved GPE and its network of partners to organize a response, including this Ministerial Meeting, to foster an exchange of good practices to ensure the continuity of learning during the pandemic and in the eventual recovery period.

This aide-memoire recaps the key messages taken from the event’s discussions, which will help GPE and other partners better understand the needs and challenges on the ground as well as ways to enhance the much-needed support to developing country partners.