UNITED NATIONS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 25th January, 2020) Some 15 million children have been forced out of school in the middle East and North Africa due to drawn-out conflicts in the region, the World food Program (WFP) said in a press release on Friday. "Protracted crises in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have put 15 million children out of school, undermining the development potential of countries in the region," the release said. According to the release, the number of children missing out on education is expected to increase by five more million over the next decade. She added that 825 million of them would not acquire basic secondary-level skills. UN Children's Emergency Fund said that 75 million children across the globe are currently missing out on education in crisis and conflict environments.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 24, 2020 20:15 UTC