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The State of the World's Children 2004
Girls, education and development 


The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)


English Website:  <http://www.unicef.org/sowc04/index.html>
http://www.unicef.org/sowc04/index.html 
Spanish website:
<http://www.unicef.org/spanish/sowc04/sowc04_contents.html>
http://www.unicef.org/spanish/sowc04/sowc04_contents.html 
French website:
<http://www.unicef.org/french/sowc04/sowc04_contents.html>
http://www.unicef.org/french/sowc04/sowc04_contents.html 


Full Report available online PDF at:
<http://www.unicef.org/files/SOWC_O4_eng.pdf>
http://www.unicef.org/files/SOWC_O4_eng.pdf 


"......The State of the World's Children 2004 presents girls' education
as one of the most crucial issues facing the international development
community.  

The report argues that the theories, policies and practices of
development have been marked by gender discrimination and that the
standard approach to development has focused on economic growth rather
than human welfare. Through The State of the World's Children 2004,
UNICEF calls on every nation engaged in development to make the
education of all children - with an emphasis on girls - a major focus
of
investment......"