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<strong>THE</strong> <strong>STATE</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>THE</strong> WORLD’S <strong>CHILDREN</strong> <strong>2004</strong> Girls, education and development Carol Bellamy Executive Director United Nations Children’s Fund
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The benefits of educating girls are
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that such programmes establish the
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in Zambia fell by almost half among
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HIV/AIDS prevention strategies. Som
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if the extra income is channelled t
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Making schools and education system
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having boys look after family cattl
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as boys achieved better results in
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graduated have gained significant s
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In Brazil, too, boys’ problems wi
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Girls’ education is a dream inves
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go to school was overwhelming. UNIC
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the outcome would be better for all
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BOX 6 BUDGETS AND HUMAN RIGHTS A hu
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An unfinished piece of 20th century
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While one cannot assume that all wo
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Enabling young mothers to return to
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community meeting, where women disc
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ANNEX B THE HUMAN RIGHTS- BASED APP
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In addition, it is essential that 1
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General note on the data The data p
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TABLE 1. BASIC INDICATORS Countries
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TABLE 1. BASIC INDICATORS Under-5 m
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TABLE 2. NUTRITION Countries and te
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TABLE 2. NUTRITION % of infants wit
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TABLE 3. HEALTH Countries and terri
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TABLE 3. HEALTH % of population usi
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TABLE 4. HIV/AIDS Countries and ter
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TABLE 4. HIV/AIDS Adult prevalence
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TABLE 5. EDUCATION Countries and te
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TABLE 5. EDUCATION Countries and te
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TABLE 6. DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS Cou
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TABLE 7. ECONOMIC INDICATORS Countr
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TABLE 8. WOMEN Countries and territ
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TABLE 8. WOMEN Life expectancy: fem
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TABLE 9. CHILD PROTECTION Child lab
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Regional summaries Regional average
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TABLE 10. THE RATE OF PROGRESS Coun
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INDEX Afghanistan, 4, 73-75 Africa,
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and budgets, 77 and economic develo
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