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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) sets up an art installation called “Pandemic Classroom” outside the UN headquarters, New York, USA, March 2, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)

The installation, “Pandemic Classroom”, is a model classroom made up of 168 empty desks, each desk representing the million children living in countries where schools have been almost entirely closed ? a solemn reminder of the classrooms in every corner of the world that remain empty.

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) sets up an art installation called “Pandemic Classroom” outside the UN headquarters, New York, USA, March 2, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)

The installation, “Pandemic Classroom”, is a model classroom made up of 168 empty desks, each desk representing the million children living in countries where schools have been almost entirely closed ? a solemn reminder of the classrooms in every corner of the world that remain empty.

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) sets up an art installation called “Pandemic Classroom” outside the UN headquarters, New York, USA, March 2, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)

The installation, “Pandemic Classroom”, is a model classroom made up of 168 empty desks, each desk representing the million children living in countries where schools have been almost entirely closed ? a solemn reminder of the classrooms in every corner of the world that remain empty.