UNICEF report denounces children’s conditions in Algeria
Figures released by UNICEF establish a clear correlation between corporal punishment and school drain among teenagers since 50,000 case were recorded I 2005.
According to a released UNICEF report, Algeria crossed big steps forward towards peace and stability over the last few years after the end of the black decade and counted among the countries which take care of children but enough, according to the official report on the 2008 world children situation.
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The report blames the Algerian authorities for the spread of diseases, child labor, and school drain due to precarious social conditions.
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According to the same source, the Algerian child hasn’t improved his food condition since 2002 and corporal punishment was the main cause for school evasion. Figures released by UNICEF establish a clear correlation between corporal punishment and school drain among teenagers since 50,000 case were recorded I 2005.
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A recent study showed that more than a quarter of children work and most of them help teir parents in the rural zones. One child in twenty is either a drug, alcohol or tobacco addict.
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UNICEF labelled the child condition in the world alarming, as the rate of the deaths among children less than 5 remained flat since the nineties in which southern Asia takes the lead.
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The report issued by UNICEF reveals that African countries including Algeria are the most affected regions due to high rate of deaths recorded among children .
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