Less than 30 per cent of the population have access to safe water. Less than 20 per cent of school-age children are enrolled in primary schools. Girls represent 39 per cent of pupils in these lower grades, but only 28 per cent of those in grades 5 to 8. The quality of education is very poor, with only 56 per cent of primary school teachers being trained. The sector suffers from severe limitations of managerial, technical and financial resources, and a lack of consistency in standards.
Few data are available on their conditions.
Violence against women and girls, resulting either from tradition or the civil war, includes the almost universal practice of female genital mutilation and sexual violence against the displaced, particularly against members of rival clans and minority groups.