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Web Resources

International Organizations

United Nations

UNICEF

 

Education and Schools

UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

A World at School: A non-profit organization dedicated to seeing every school-aged child in the world can go to school

Alarming State of Education In Pakistan: article on UNESCO "Grassroots stories" page

 

Women's Rights

Women's Rights: Amnesty International page on women's rights advocacy

MADRE: home page of an international organization "demanding Rights, Resources and Results for Women Worldwide"

 

 Pakistan and Its Neighbors

"Who Are the Taliban?": Article by BBC News on the Taliban

Al-Jazeera: International news provider from Qatar.

Malala Yousafzai Addresses the United Nations

From YouTube: Malala Yousafzai addresses United Nations Youth. For those who also enjoy reading transcripts, here is the full text of her speech.