Publications
State of the World’s Children 2008
The State of the World’s Children 2008 assesses the state of child survival and primary health care for mothers, newborns and children today. These issues serve as sensitive barometers of a country’s development and wellbeing and as evidence of its priorities and values. Investing in the health of children and their mothers is a human rights imperative and one of the surest ways for a country to set its course towards a better future.
Progress for Children Report: A Statistical Review December 2007
In 2006, for the first time, the number of children in the world dying before their fifth birthday fell below 10 million, to 9.7 million. South Asia contributed to 3.1 million of under five deaths and India, 2.1 million. India therefore contributes to about 21 per cent of the global burden of child deaths.
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Barriers to Services for Children with HIV Positive Parents
A qualitative research ‘Barrier’s to services for children with HIV positive parents’ in six high prevalence states in the country by UNICEF generated evidence that there is widespread stigma against families, especially children from affected families, which also leads to lesser number of people accessing services or seek information. In addition, rapid assessments of some of the responses by NGOs gave some understanding on the programming needs for these children.
The State of the World's Children 2006 - Excluded and Invisible
The State of the World's Children 2006: Excluded and Invisible is a sweeping assessment of the world's most vulnerable children, whose rights to a safe and healthy childhood are exceptionally difficult to protect. The report describes in detail how these children - poor, exploited and abused - are being ignored, growing up beyond the reach of development campaigns and often invisible in everything from public debate and legislation to statistics and news stories.
Progress for Children: A report card on water and sanitation (No. 5)
Unsafe water and lack of sanitation and adequate hygiene contribute to the leading killers of children under five, and have implications for whether children, especially girls, attend school. Thus achieving Millennium Development Goal 7, and its 2015 targets of reducing by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation, is of vital relevance for children and for improving nutrition, education and women's status. Progress for Children No. 5 reports on whether the world is on course to reach MDG 7 and where efforts are falling short.
