Progress shows that stunting in children can be defeated – UNICEF

UNICEF Moldova

DUBLIN, 15 April 2013 – A new UNICEF report issued today offers evidence that real progress is being made in the fight against stunted growth – the hidden face of poverty for 165 million children under the age of five. The report shows that accelerated progress is both possible and necessary.

Child well-being: progress in danger?

© UNICEF Moldova

11 April 2013 – A timely study on child well-being in rich countries, launched today by UNICEF’s Office of Research, finds that the Netherlands and four Nordic countries – Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden – again sit at the top of a child well-being table; whilst four southern European countries – Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain – are placed in the bottom half of the table.

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Juveniles continue to be tortured within police stations and penitenciaries, UNICEF report shows

UNICEF Moldova

05 April 2013 – Almost a third of children suffered cranio-cerebral and cervical trauma, while three quarters of the children surveyed say that they have been threatened with prolonged detention, with more severe beatings and even murder, a UNICEF report on "Torture and ill-treatment of children in the context of juvenile justice in Moldova",reveals.

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