Launch in New York Monday, 11 December
Who:What:
Launch of State of the World’s Children, 2007 - Women and Children: The Double Dividend of Equality.” Report contains complete index of childhood indicators for 192 countries.
Where:
UNICEF House,
Danny Kaye Visitor’s Centre,
Three UN Plaza, 44th Street,
between First and Second Avenues
When:
10:00 a.m. Monday, 11 December
Why:
The State of the World’s Children 2007 says that gender equality produces the “double dividend” of benefiting both women and children and is pivotal to the health and development of families, communities and nations. The report also includes essential facts and figures on children in 192 countries.
For further information, and to RSVP, please contact:
Jehane Sedky-Lavandero, UNICEF Media NY, 1-212-326-7261, jsedky@unicef.org
Karen Dukess, UNICEF Media NY, 1-212-303-7910, kdukess@unicef.org
Angela Hawke, UNICEF Media NY, 1 212-326-7269, ahawke@unicef.org
Kate Donovan, UNICEF Media, NY 1 212 326 7452, kdonovan@unicef.org
Multi-media and data tools available online on a password protected site at: www.unicef.org/sowc07/press
To obtain the password, please contact one of the press officers above.
Media release, key arguments, key facts, and key stats from SOWC
The complete SOWC report in pdf and the executive summary
Feature stories from around the world illustrating the report
Broadcast-quality video and audio