Girls education worldwide Girls make up the majority of the worlds 61 million out-of-school children.

They are less likely than boys to enter into and complete school. Only 39% of countries have an equal proportion of girls and boys enrolled at the secondary level. Obstacles to girls enrolling in or completing school include harmful practices such as early marriage and pregnancy, gender stereotyping and gender-based violence, as well as discrimination in the learning environment that overlaps with poverty and geographical isolation, as well as wider forms of injustice against women and girls. Lducation des filles dans le monde La majorit des 61 millions denfants non scolariss dans le monde sont des filles. Elles sont moins susceptibles que les garons de commencer lcole et dachever leurs tudes primaires. Seulement 39% des pays ont une proportion gale de filles et de garons inscrits dans le secondaire. Parmi les obstacles empchant les filles de sinscrire lcole ou dachever leurs tudes, on observe les pratiques prjudiciables telles que les mariages et grossesses prcoces, les strotypes et actes de violence sexistes, ainsi que la discrimination ambiante au sein des structures ducatives. Ces pratiques sont souvent associes la pauvret, lisolement gographique et des pratiques et des attitudes discriminatoires lencontre des femmes et des filles dans diffrentes sphres de la socit.

Irina Bokova Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Directrice gnrale de lOrganisation des Nations Unies pour lducation, la science et la culture

Asif Ali Zardari President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Prsident de la Rpublique islamique du Pakistan

request the pleasure of your company at the high-level advocacy event vous prient dassister la rencontre de plaidoyer de haut niveau

STAND UP FOR MALALA GIRLS EDUCATION IS A RIGHT SOUTENONS MALALA LDUCATION DES FILLES EST UN DROIT
on Monday, 10 December 2012, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. le lundi 10 dcembre 2012, de 10 heures 13 heures Detailed programme | Programme dtaill : http://www.unesco.org/education/Malala UNESCO (Room I | Salle I) 125, avenue de Suffren, Paris 7e Tel.: 01 45 68 05 16 E-mail: evenements2@unesco.org Fax: 01 45 68 56 40 This invitation, valid for two persons, will be requested at the entrance. Cette invitation valable pour deux personnes vous sera demande lentre.
Front cover: Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl, blogger and girls education activist, was the victim of an assassination attempt on 9 October 2012. Malala was attacked on the school bus by extremists because she promoted the education of girls in the face of obstacles and even death threats. She has since become a worldwide symbol for the right of girls to education.

Couverture : Malala Yousafzai, une adolescente pakistanaise de 14 ans, blogueuse et dfenderesse du droit des filles lducation, a t victime dune tentative dassassinat le 9 octobre 2012. Alors quelle montait dans le bus scolaire, Malala a t attaque par des extrmistes parce quelle dfendait l'ducation des filles face aux obstacles et mme des menaces de mort. Elle est depuis devenue le symbole mondial du droit des filles lducation. Vronique de Viguerie / Getty / Afp