A one-day conference sponsored by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will be held in New York this week to discuss how to reverse the damage done to Liberia's education system as the West African country seeks to rebuild after a devastating 14-year civil war that killed almost 150,000 people and sent 850,000 more fleeing across its borders.
UNICEF is hosting the 16 February meeting on behalf of the Liberian Government and expects the participants - representatives from bilateral foundations civil society groups and other education advocates - to underscore the key role education plays in Liberia's national reconstruction and development.
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