The State of the World's Children 1999

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Yemen: Educating girls means changing lives for generations

Yemen is a poor, traditional society with one of the world's lowest school enrolment rates for girls. But today it is one of more than 50 countries participating in UNICEF-assisted girls' education programmes. Women teachers are powerful role models, helping convince girls to complete secondary school before they get married.

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