54% OF CHILDREN ARE IN A VERY BAD STATE

Lragir, Armenia
Dec 11 2006

According to UNICEF, 54 percent of children of Armenia are in a very
bad state. This information was released on December 11 in Yerevan,
on the 60th anniversary of UNICEF, during the presentation of the
report on the state of children in the world, reports ARKA news
agency. The representative of UNICEF in some communities populated
by ethnic minorities 20 percent of girls are not educated. According
to the representative of UNICEF, the children of parents with basic
education have more possibilities to develop their abilities. The
representative of UNICEF emphasized the relation between children’s
rights and the state of women. Educated and strong women support
their children to get basic education, take care of their health and
nourishment, the growth of the family’s income and prosperity of the
civil society, said the representative of UNICEF.