"Ignorance is the enemy of human development, and fosters delinquency and violence."

-  Carlos Alberto Roverssi Rojas, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Costa Rica.

Afghanistan: Sara and her classmates study at the first girl’s school in Farza, Kabul. A UNDP-supported programme helps anti-government elements to renounce violence, and reintegrate and become a productive part of Afghan society.

Photo: Farzana Wahidy/UNDP