Afghanistan, Aug. 14 -- The UN says 15 million primary-age girls are out of school globally, warning that systemic discrimination continues to block equal education access for girls and young women.
The United Nations has warned that girls and young women in many countries continue to face systemic discrimination, with millions still denied equal access to education. It estimates that 15 million girls of primary school age are currently out of school worldwide.
In a statement on social media platform X, issued on the fourth anniversary of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, the UN reaffirmed that "education is a human right." The post highlighted the ongoing ban on girls' education in Afghanistan as one of the starkest examples of gender-based e...