United Nations report urges
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="over">over</span> 200 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="write">write</span> -- <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="urges">urges</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="success">success</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Monitoring">Monitoring</span> <span word="Report">Report</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="UNESCO">UNESCO</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Educational">Educational</span>, <span word="Scientific">Scientific</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cultural">Cultural</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>.</p><p><span word="Educators">Educators</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="secondary">secondary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="secure">secure</span>, <span word="good">good</span>-<span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sahara">Sahara</span> <span word="Desert">Desert</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="schooling">schooling</span>. <span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secondary">secondary</span> <span word="school">school</span>.</p><p><span word="Pauline">Pauline</span> <span word="Rose">Rose</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Monitoring">Monitoring</span> <span word="Report">Report</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="earns">earns</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="wages">wages</span>.</p><p><span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Rose">Rose</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="numeracy">numeracy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="write">write</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rote">rote</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="repeating">repeating</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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