EPA 2012-05-31 17:59:56 Children in Afghanistan ahead of International Children's Day
Afghan refugee children pose at their family's temporary shelter in Kabul, Afghanistan, 31 May 2012, on the day ahead of International Children's Day, which is annually celebrated on 01 June. The 2012 International Children's Day on 01 June 2012 coincides with the 18th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Children, the UN Children Protection organization UNICEF said on its Internet website. Reports state that more than several million Afghan children of school age remained deprived of education, and illiteracy is still widespread. EPA/S. SABAWOON
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