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At the current pace of change, we won't have universal access to education in 100 years, let alone five, and that is unacceptable.

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Shakira
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: February 2
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Colombia
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Shakira Mebarak
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