UNICEF Eastern Caribbean Humanitarian Situation Report, 25 October 2017
- Since the beginning of the humanitarian response to the Hurricane emergency in the Eastern Caribbean, significant progress has been made to reopen schools and bring children back to school in Anguilla, Antigua and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Yet around three quarters of school-age children in the British Virgin Islands and Dominica are yet to regain access to formal education.
- As of 24 October, some 12,000 children in the affected countries of Anguilla,
Barbuda, British Virgin Islands (BVI), Dominica and the Turks & Caicos Islands, are now back to schools with UNICEF support. In BVI, 866 children (3-8 years old) are accessing temporary learning spaces. Additionally, 2,741 children received psychosocial support, while another 8,541 children have access to safe community spaces - a 20 per cent increase since mid-October. - Continued heavy rains over the past few days, as well as logistical challenges related to telecommunications and the transportation of humanitarian relief and building materials are among the major operational constraints for UNICEF and partners on the ground.
Published October 29, 2017
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