PARIS, (ST)_Syria participates in activities of the 41st session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO), which kicked off in Paris on the 9th of November and will last until the 24th of the same month, along with representatives of 193 member states of the organization.
The meeting will discuss several issues related to education and sustainable development goals, including the 4th goal of the quality of education, science, artificial intelligence, material and immaterial cultural heritage.
Minister of Education, Chairman of the Syrian National Committee for Education, Culture and Science, Darem Tabbaa, said in a speech before the Conference that despite of all the difficulties that are imposed by the war on Syria, education has never stopped in the country , adding that about 4 million students are currently continuing their education at 13,500 schools.
He clarified that the government is working in cooperation with the civil society to restore schools that were destroyed by terrorism, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).
Basma Qaddour