24 million children out of school in conflict zones around the world
14 January 2016 - 02:18
Nearly one in four children growing up in conflict zones are missing out on education, with South Sudan, Niger, Sudan and Afghanistan the worst-affected countries, the UN children's agency said. An estimated 24 million children of school-going age are out of school in 22 countries affected by conflict, according to research.South Sudan has the largest proportion of children out of school (51%) followed by 47% in Niger, 41% in Sudan and 40% in Afghanistan."When children are not in school, they are at an increased danger of abuse, exploitation and recruitment into armed groups," said Unicef's head of education, Jo Bourne...
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