Culture and Education

In Afghanistan, UNICEF focuses on the enrolment and retention of the most vulnerable children, specifically those who are out of school, and girls.
UNICEF/Rezayee

Half of Afghan children out of school, due to conflict, poverty, discrimination: UNICEF

2 June 2018
Asia Pacific

Nearly 3.7 million Afghan children are missing out on school, due to on-going conflict, grinding poverty, and discrimination against girls, according to a new report from the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF.