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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Amman (Jordan). Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa. – 1991
The Gulf Crisis that erupted in August, 1990 brought Jordan widespread economic devastation, increased poverty, the threat of hunger, health setbacks, and other hardships. Just as the country's economy was beginning to pull out of a lingering recession, Jordan was struck by the economic embargo against Iraq, the influx of over a million evacuees…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Children, Developing Nations, Economic Impact
Peer reviewedBellamy, Carol – Social Education, 1997
Presents a series of excerpts from the UNICEF report, "The State of the World's Children 1997." The excerpts focus on the abysmal state of education for many children in developing countries. Grinding poverty, child labor, and a lack of educational support have produced a near-global crisis. (MJP)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Labor, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs
