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Letter to Mr. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Mrs. Nane Annan
In honour of Mr. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Mrs. Nane Annan for their commitment to girls’ education in the past decade, UNGEI is highlighting a few of their many contributions to promoting girls' education around the world. More>>
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“…there is no tool for development more effective than the education of girls.”
- Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi A. Annan
RESOURCES
- UNICEF ROSA: Measuring gender inequality in education in South Asia (2006)
- UNICEF ROSA: Mainstreaming gender for better girls' education: Policy and institutional issues (2006)
- Oxfam International: Free, Quality Education for Every Afghan Child (2006)
- UNESCO: Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2007 - Strong foundations (2006)
- UNICEF: National Strategic Plan for the Education of Girls and Other Vulnerable Populations: 2005-2010 (2006)
- UNICEF ESAR: UNGEI Forum: Sector Wide Approaches (SWAps) in Education (2006)
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