"Carol Bellamy" has been Director of the Peace Corps, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and President and CEO of World Learning. In April 2009, Bellamy was appointed as Chair of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Board of Governors. Between 2010 and 2013, Carol Bellamy was the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Global Partnership for Education. On February 18, 2011, Bellamy was named Chair of the Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices, a non-profit organization that aims to ensure that recruitment of foreign-educated health professionals to the United States is ethical, responsible, and transparent.

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[It is] a key development issue. Every year that a girl is in school is a progressive step towards ending poverty.

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Many of the schools are not usable anymore so the kids can't go back to school. Some children have been actually hurt by the fighting itself but probably more of them have been hurt by the psychological damage.

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Girls' education is the single best investment that any society can make.

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We cannot assume that all the children who cannot find their parents have lost their entire families.

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The worst is still happening. It's an absolute disaster and I don't think one can determine the real cost.

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[We are] prepared to do what it takes in any country that has not yet realized the value of educating its girls. These girls simply cannot afford to wait any longer.

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There is no electricity. You can't travel by road in many parts of the country. In Congo, again, you have to go in by plane and there is war going on.

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In today's world, to be born female is to be born high risk. Every girl grows up under the threat of violence.

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Tens of thousands lost their mothers and fathers. Thousands were victims of horrific brutality and rape. Many were forced to commit atrocities. The impact of the tragedy simply cannot be overstated.

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