Unicef: 9 books

This publication provides an overview of the situation of adolescents in the developing world and beyond: who they are, where they live and how their needs are and are not being met. The analysis derives from a wealth of data from household surveys, including the UNICEF-supported Multiple Indicator...

One in every seven children is disabled. Children with disabilities are among the most likely to be marginalized, poor and vulnerable. UNICEF is committed to improving the lives of children, particularly those who face the greatest disadvantages. The report will investigate the web of barriers disabled...

In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 20 November 2009, UNICEF is dedicating a special edition of its flagship publication The State of the Worlds Children to child rights. The report broadly assesses the Conventions impact on childrens well-being and...

The past decade has seen considerable progress towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the fulfillment of childrens rights to survival, development and protection. But with the MDG deadline only five years away, it is becoming ever clearer that reaching the poorest and...

The world is undergoing the largest wave of urban growth in history: half of the worlds people and half of the worlds children live in cities today. Urbanization is linked with economic development. But while urban growth continues at great pace, adequate services and infrastructure do not automatically...

Today, around the world, there are 5 million young men and women living with HIV. Opportunity in Crisis: Preventing HIV from early adolescence to young adulthood examines the state of the HIV epidemic among young people, highlighting the challenges they face and presenting solutions informed by evidence...

The report will focus on the problem and impact of stunting in children and will lay out programme strategies and approaches to improve nutrition. The data will present the most recent findings and sound evidence, pointing to long-term benefits of improved nutrition for human and economic development....

The State of the Worlds Children 2011: Adolescence An Age of Opportunity examines the global state of adolescents; outlines the challenges they face in health, education, protection and participation; and explores the risks and vulnerabilities of this pivotal stage. The report highlights the singular...

This disturbing volume probes beneath the rhetoric about system change in the transition societies of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union to examine the impact of political, social, and economic dislocation, ethnic conflict and civil war on the most population: children.