UN General Assembly
2010

development. To that end, there is a need for additional efforts in the area of official development assistance. The High-level Meeting that has just taken place here in New York is proof of our concern about the benchmarks to be achieved for the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals. For our part, the results in the area of education and health are fairly encouraging, particularly when it comes to reducing child mortality and combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. With regard to education for all, our net enrolment rate in the first cycle of primary education — for children aged one to four — is estimated at 98 per cent. Literacy rates in the 15 to 24 age group are high as compared to most African countries, namely, 96 per cent for females and 95 per cent for males. The results in reducing child mortality have been equally encouraging. In 2009, we recorded 38 deaths per 1,000 live births. That is a significant reduction compared with past years. For example, there were 61