Meeting

Lost Generation? Impact of COVID-19 on Children's Learning and Beyond

Thursday, February 18, 2021

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Speakers

Joshua Barocas

Boston University School of Medicine

Robert Jenkins

Chief, Education, and Associate Director, Programme Division, UNICEF

Presider

Jennifer Nuzzo

Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations

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