Global/Barrier Issues
This number represents the total number of girls worldwide who are not enrolled in school
What is 119 million?
This legally binding agreement, adopted in 1979, is considered a worldwide bill of rights for women and focuses on education
What is CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women)
Girls in these types of countries are more likely to be denied an education due to factors like poverty, child marriage, and gender-based violence.
What are conflict-affected countries?
This UN organization goal is to eliminate obstacles to girls’ education
What is UNICEF?
This major barrier prevents many girls from continuing their education
What is poverty
This article of CEDAW particularly addresses the right to education for women and girls
What is Article 10?
This fundamental right to education for all humans is protected by Article 26 of this declaration
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
How many nations did not sign the CEDAW treaty
What is 6 nations (Iran, Palau, Somalia, Sudan, Tonga, and the US)?
This percentage of countries that do not have laws protecting girls' access to education in the event of pregnancy
What is 63%?
This non-member state of the UN has not ratified CEDAW, which addresses women's and girls' rights in education
What is the Holy See (Vatican City)?