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It has clearly been proven that maternal education reduces infant mortality.
UNESCO: HIV and AIDS
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This includes virtual parity between boys and girls in primary education and significant drops in child and maternal mortality.
FORBES: Global Change Starts with Girls
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The Mother's Index uses indicators of maternal health and under-five mortality, as well as women's education, income and political status.
BBC: UK fails to make top 20 in mother's index
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It increases child death and maternal death, increases divorce and broken families, increases population and decreases female education and empowerment.
CNN: Dreaming of more than a wedding
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Irina Bokova underscored that UNESCO has been making a strong plea for education to be recognized as the key to reducing poverty, improving child and maternal health, fighting HIV and AIDS, and empowering girls and women.
UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES