Mauritania Edition
Children's Day leads today's complete edition for Mauritania.
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A socialist holiday, observed with school events and the reminder that 30% of Lao children are stunted due to malnutrition. The day is both celebration and call to action, and the government uses it to promote child health and education.
The day is observed with events for children, and the reminder that Mauritania has one of the highest rates of child labor in Africa (over 20% of children aged 5-14 are in the labor force). The day is both celebration and call to action. In the médinas (traditional quarters) of Nouakchott, children play ludo and mancala in the sandy streets, while in the rural interior, talibé children : students at Quranic schools : are sent out to beg for their marabout (teacher), a practice that has drawn international criticism. Activists use the day to demand enforcement of Mauritania's 2014 law requiring all children to attend school.
