UNICEF in action

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This 16-year-old was one of many girls prohibited from attending Rabia Balkhi High School in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Afghanistan's Girls Need To Be in School

UNICEF is calling on Afghanistan's de facto authorities to allow girls to return to high school immediately. [VIDEO]

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Four girls in a UNICEF-supported accelerated learning program for students who've missed out on school

Gender Equality | UNICEF

UNICEF is committed to securing a future of gender equality, where every child's basic human rights are protected.
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In northeastern Bangladesh, 17-year-old Dipali learned leadership and 21st-century entrepreneurial skills — including how to repair cellphones — through the UNICEF-supported Skills4Girls program.

Skills Training Program Empowers Girls in Bangladesh

Skills training programs help girls unlock their potential and move confidently in the direction of their dreams. [VIDEO]

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Importance of educating girls.

VIDEO: 10 Reasons to Educate Girls

UNICEF works closely with governments and other partners to clear the barriers that stand in girls' way, to keep them in school and help them thrive.

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Importance of educating girls.

10 Reasons to Educate Girls

UNICEF works closely with governments and other partners to clear the barriers that stand in girls' way, to keep them in school and help them thrive.

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The March 2022 announcement that adolescent girls in Afghanistan would not be permitted to return to school left 15-year-old Fatema, a sixth grader in Kabul, "sad and disappointed, not only for myself," she said.

Afghanistan's Girls Want to Go to School

Afghanistan's girls have been barred from attending grades 7 through 12. Their future hangs in the balance.

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Zufan, 10, of Ethiopia, carrying a heavy jug of water back from the community tap, a daily chore that keeps her out of school.

In Ethiopia, Girls Fetch Water Instead of Going to School

Ten-year-old Zufan does not go to school. Instead, she spends her days doing domestic chores, including fetching water far from home.

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Fatima, a teenage wheelchair athlete in Afghanistan, is no longer permitted to play because she is a girl.

Sidelined in Afghanistan, a Wheelchair Athlete Refuses to Give Up

One year ago, girls and women lost the right to play sports in Afghanistan. But girls like Fatima are holding fast to their dreams.
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Petronie, 11, is a fourth-grade student at Lunyenga Primary School in Tshingana, a village in the Kasai-Oriental province of DR Congo.

10 Things Keeping Girls Away From School

Every child wants to learn, and every child has the right to an education. But around the world, 129 million girls are missing out on school.

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