Noticia de la semana-Unicef alerta sobre la deserción escolar en América Latina

Our Spanish news story this week covers the recent insights Bernt Aesen, regional director of Unicef, shared about education in Latin America and the Caribbean. A large number of male students are dropping out of school, which is creating problems of violence and insecurity throughout the region. The high rate of abandonment in boys between 12 and 14 years of age has a direct connection with drugs and trafficking, says Aesen. Unicef is struggling to find ways to help combat this growing problem, to find out how click on your Spanish level below and hear more.

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