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Crisis in Mali disrupting schooling of 700,000 children – UNICEF

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.

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