calorics than her brother, is more likely to be malnourished and is likclv to attend school for only one or two years. The school drop-out rate for girls is twice as high as that for boys. UNICEF staff and government coun- terparts in the two regions held meet- ings in 1989 to discuss this wastage of human resources and possible re- sponses to it. Proposed actions in- cluded programmes to improve knowledge and statistics on the prob- lem through situation analyses and specialized research on socio-cuJtural attitudes and practices, national poli- cies and legislation. Proposals have also been made in both regions to place the girl child on the agendas of global meetings such as the World Conference on Education tor All and the World Summit for Children in 1990. The adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child will reinforce these and other initiatives in the yeans ahead. General UNICEF policy on women 27Under-five mortality rate (U5MR) and number of births ^^^—^^— 1320"D123 133 U8 119 The under-five mortality rate [l~5MK| is j new index developed by the UN Population Division, with UNlCf-F support. L'SMK is the number of children who die before the age of five for every 1,000 born alive. On rhis c.irr.ogramme the size of the country is determined by the number of" births and the shading.*, depict the U5M.R as follows: Q Very high USMR countries (over 170) 0 High USMR countries (95-170) Middle U5MK counrries (31-94) £ Low U5MR countries (30 and under) The countries on this cartogramme -ire listed in descending order of their 1988 ujider-five mortalitv rate. USMR Number of births (thousands) OVER 170 1 Afghanistan 300 2. Mozambique 298 3. Mali 292 4. Angola 292 5. Sierra Leone 266 6. Malawi 262 7. Ethiopia 259
**Analysis**
The text discusses the issue of malnutrition and school drop-out rates among children, particularly girls, in certain regions. It also mentions the importance of improving knowledge and statistics on the problem, as well as proposing actions to address it. The text also provides data on under-five mortality rates and the number of births in various countries. Based on this analysis, it appears that the text is related to issues of health, education, and humanitarian aid.

**Category**
Health, Education, Humanitarian aid