SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 12
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A marked characteristic of the changing nature of conflict is deliberate attacks against and destruction of educational infrastructure, including the targeting of schoolchildren and teachers. This is illustrated by data which indicate that over one third of the 72 million out-of-school children of primary school age reside in low-income countries affected by conflict.
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict