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amongst women. According to UNICEF, the region<br />

had only a 22 percent primary school enrolment in<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

of Somaliland<br />

appointed two<br />

women to its<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

women, much<br />

<br />

done to redress<br />

the gender<br />

<br />

the society.<br />

<br />

support women<br />

to engage in<br />

micro-finance,<br />

<br />

and allocate<br />

<br />

representation are needed. Gender-related disparities<br />

<br />

showed that only 37 percent of pupils at the lower<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

toward reducing the gender disparity, and results<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

including social factors such as the traditionally early<br />

marriage of Somali girls during their school-going<br />

age. Other more general limitations to education in<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

hinder the proper<br />

<br />

aid. The women and<br />

children in Somalia<br />

often face the worst<br />

<br />

famine. Children are<br />

<br />

to malnutrition,<br />

which decreases<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

to care for their<br />

families. <br />

While drought<br />

<br />

were large factors,<br />

<br />

<br />

In July, the UN declared a famine in two regions of<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

centers of malnutrition and famine are in Southern<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

70 <br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

A severely malnourished baby in the pediatric unit of a hospital in the Rift Valley<br />

<br />

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