Resources on advocacy for children
The State of The World’s Children Report: Celebrating 20 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Convention on the Rights of the Child stands as a universal standard for building a better world – a world in which the best interests of children are a primary concern of all. The challenge for the next 20 years is to build on the progress already achieved, working together to reach those children who are still being denied their rights to survival, development, protection and participation. Click to read the full report and its executive summary.
Progress for Children
It is now two decades since the landmark Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted. As we mark its 20th anniversary this year, this edition of Progress for Children provides key information on child protection. While progress has been made, each child still suffering must inspire us to greater urgency until the Convention’s protections extend to every child, everywhere. Click to download the full report.
The report underscores a disturbing trend across the region: public health expenditure remains well below the world average on 5.1 per cent, with South Asia spending only 1.1 per cent of GDP and 1.9 per cent being spent in the rest of Asia-Pacific. In addition, as more services within countries are privatized and the government share of health budgets diminishes, public facilities become more run down and health workers leave for better paid jobs in the private sector or outside the country. Click to download the full report.
Children’s rights and culture in the Pacific
More than many other parts of the world, the Pacific Islands remain a rich mosaic of different cultural identities, languages and traditions. For the people of these island nation states, the value of community structures in shaping identities and....
The State of the World’s Children Report 2009
The State of the World’s Children2009 focuses on maternal and neonatal health and identifies the interventions and actions that must be scaled up to save lives. Most maternal and neonatal deaths can be averted through proven interventions...
UNICEF Pacific At A Glance
This brochure gives readers and partners a bird’s eye view of UNICEF’spriorities and how the agency will work with partners to support governmentdevelopment strategies, with a special focus on improving the survival,development, protection and...
Result of nation-wide survey on the family in Viet Nam
This is the first large-scale nation-wide survey carried out in the country focusing on the four main issues of family relations, family values and norms, family economics and family welfare. It stands apart from previous surveys with its more diverse...
Situation review of children in ASEAN: A report by UNICEF to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
This document provides an overview of the situation of children in South-East Asia. Divided intochapters focused on each of the key critical components to meeting our child rights obligations, itseeks to review the situation .....
7th East Asia and the Pacific Ministerial Consultation on Children
At the opening session of the 7th East Asia and the Pacific Ministerial Consultation on Children, held here 23 - 25 March 2005, UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy called on participating countries to do more to tackle the growing disparities facing..
