Yemen close to achieve education millennium goal: UNICEF says

SANA'A, Nov. 29 (Saba) - UNICEF has confirmed that Yemen has made
great progress in achieving the millennium goals in education,
particularly in basic education.

Deputy resident representative of UNICEF in Sana'a Mary Fonseca said
that education was the best program of the country cooperation
programs between the government and the United Nations Children's
Fund in terms of progress.

The UNICEF official made clear that the organization cooperates with
Yemeni government greatly in education field, particularly in girl
education.

The millennium goal in education field dictates to enroll all
children over the age of six years to schools as well as to bridge
the gender gap in basic education by 2015.