Armed Conflict Creating Crisis in Education for 43 Million Children

Publisher:
Save the Children
Publication Date:
12 September 2006
Tags:
Education, Children and Youth, Human Rights, Arms and Military Affairs, Conflict, Peace and Security, Africa, Conflict, Peace and Security

More than 43 million children living in countries wracked by war and armed conflict are being left without the chance to go to school, according to a new report published today by Save the Children. The report is part of Save the Children’s five-year Rewrite the Future education initiative, which seeks to help millions of children in conflict-affected areas gain access to and reap the current and future benefits of a quality education.

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