Education Hampered by Sectarian Violence

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs posted a story on Wednesday, 5 April 2006 announcing that "Children's education is being severely affected by ongoing sectarian violence say officials at the Ministry of Education." The story quotes official who say "at least 30 percent of Iraqi students are not attending school, with the situation much worse in districts of the capital, Baghdad, where violence has been most in evidence."

The following is a link to the entire report:
http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=52563&SelectRegion=Middle_East&SelectCountry=IRAQ