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Beyond School Books Podcast #14: Education in the line of fire in Afghanistan and Pakistan

From: UNICEF
Series: Beyond School Books
Length: 25:14

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Default-piece-image-0 UNICEF Radio podcast discussion on education in the line of fire in Afghanistan and Pakistan, featuring these guests:

Wenny Kusuma, Country Programme Director, UNIFEM Afghanistan; Yasmeen Hassan, human rights lawyer and Deputy Director of Programmes, Equality Now; and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, journalist and award-wining documentary filmmaker.

Beyond School Books is a podcast series on education in emergencies.

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UNICEF Radio podcast discussion on education in the line of fire in Afghanistan and Pakistan, featuring these guests:

Wenny Kusuma, Country Programme Director, UNIFEM Afghanistan; Yasmeen Hassan, human rights lawyer and Deputy Director of Programmes, Equality Now; and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, journalist and award-wining documentary filmmaker.

Beyond School Books is a podcast series on education in emergencies.

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