Uganda, Nov. 30 -- The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) has asked the government to increase budget allocation to the education sector to ensure stakeholders cope with the lost time during the Covid-19 lockdowns.

According to a 2022 Unicef report on the state of children in Uganda, the international body notes that it was unfair for government to continue slashing the education budget, especially after teaching and learning was interrupted for close to two years during the two Covid-19 lockdowns.

Presenting the findings before ministers, Members of Parliament and other stakeholders in the education sector during the recovery and resilience dialogue for children in Kampala yesterday, the social policy manag...