1 Out of 4 Children Out of School in Countries of Conflict.

United Nations, 12 January 2016(Lana) The UN children fund 'UNICEF' on Monday warned that more than 20 million school age children are out of school in countries rocked with conflicts. The Head of Education in UNICEF Jo Borneh said in a statement 'school arm children with knowledge and the skill necessary to rebuild their societies after end of conflicts.' According to an analysis published by UNICEF on Monday the countries with highest rates of children out of school included South Sudan, where 51% of school age children are out of school, Niger with 47% out of school, and Afghanistan and Sudan with 40% or more out of school. Children living in countries affected by conflicts have lost homes and family members and also safety and routine, and now unable to learn how to write and read . They risk losing the chance to contribute to their economies and societies when they reach manhood, Borneh said. She said children in those countries where there were conflict also risk being drawn into the ranks of the armed groups. =Lana=