Mali: Crisis Disrupting Schooling of 700,000 Children - Unicef

22 February 2013

The education of some 700,000 children in Mali has been disrupted due to the violence in the country, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said today, adding that there is an urgent need to rebuild schools, train teachers and provide learning supplies.

Northern Mali has been occupied by radical Islamists after fighting broke out in January 2012 between Government forces and Tuareg rebels. The conflict uprooted hundreds of thousands of people and prompted the Malian Government to request assistance from France to stop the military advance of extremist groups.

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