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The funds raised during this Gala enable UNESCO to implement education projects in numerous developing countries such as Cambodia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Senegal and many others.
UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES
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Then the team won just one of its first six games, losing matches to Costa Rica, Belgium and Ecuador, none of which are world powers.
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But with a struggling economy and unstable politics, Ecuador has fallen behind rivals such as Peru and Costa Rica in environmental conservation.
ECONOMIST: A stumbling approach to conservation
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The great green macaw is also struggling in the wild in central America, with fewer than 25 breeding pairs in Costa Rica, and only about 40 birds in Ecuador.
BBC: Race starts in west Cornwall to save rare wild macaws
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Seven countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru) have already achieved universal primary education, and three others (Costa Rica, Uruguay and Venezuela) have almost reached this goal.
UNESCO: HIGH DROP OUT AND REPETITION RATES SHOW QUALITY TO BE A CONCERN IN LATIN AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEMS
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Part II illustrates how ideas contained in the Framework for Action to meet basic learning needs are being practised in many countries - in Yemen, Ecuador, Mali, and how teachers are challenged to use new tools and new structures for learning, as in Costa Rica, Bulgaria, Thailand and Indonesia.
UNESCO: Education