United Nations Children's Fund.(IN BRIEF)(Brief Article)

From: International Family Planning Perspectives | Date: June 1, 2005 | Copyright information

Worldwide, substantial progress has been made toward raising girls' level of education to parity with that of boys, according to a report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). However, three regions--Middle East/North Africa, South Asia and West/Central Africa--have not me...

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