The Progress of Nations 1998

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#0000EE" VLINK="#551A8B" ALINK="#FF0000"> <CENTER><TABLE WIDTH="84%"> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><IMG SRC="title.gif" ALT="The Progress of Nations 1998" HEIGHT="108" WIDTH="415" ALIGN="TOP"> </CENTER> <CENTER> </CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <H6> <a href="/" target="_top">Home</a> | <a href="/action/" target="_top">UNICEF in Action</a> | <a href="/highlights/" target="_top">Highlights</a> | <a href="/infores/" target="_top">Information Resources</a> | <a href="http://www.supportunicef.org" target="_top">Donations, Greeting Cards & Gifts</a> | <a href="/media/" target="_top">Press Centre</a> | <a href="/young/" target="_top">Voices of Youth</a> | <a href="/uwwide/" target="_top">About UNICEF</a></H6> <H3> Contents</H3> <P> </P> <H5><A HREF="fronote1.htm" TARGET="_top">No Frames</A> | <A HREF="index.html" TARGET="_top">Frames</A></H5> <P> </P> <P> </P> <H5> <A HREF="/PONquiz" TARGET="_top">Quiz</A> | <A HREF="pon98pdf.htm">PDF Files</A></H5> </TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER> <CENTER><TABLE COLS="1" WIDTH="84%"> <TR> <TD> <UL> <LI> <B><A HREF="foreword.htm">Foreword</A></B>, by United Nations Secretary-General </LI> </UL> <P> </P><UL> <LI> <B><A HREF="intro.htm">Introduction</A></B>, by UNICEF Executive Director</LI> </UL> <P> </P><UL> <LI> <B>Civil Rights</B></LI> </UL><UL> <LI> <A HREF="civil1.htm">Birth Registration: The 'first' right,</A> by Unity Dow</LI> <LI> <A HREF="civil5.htm">Progress and disparity</A></LI> <LI> <A HREF="civil7.htm">League table: Birth registration</A></LI> </UL> <P> </P><UL> <LI> <B>Health</B> </LI> </UL><UL> <LI> <A HREF="health1.htm">Immunization: Going that extra mile,</A> by Ralph Henderson, M.D.</LI> <LI> <A HREF="health4.htm">League table: immunization gap</A></LI> <LI> <A HREF="health6.htm">Progress and disparity in health</A></LI> </UL> <P> </P><UL> <LI> <B>Women</B></LI> </UL><UL> <LI> <A HREF="women1.htm">Claiming the future,</A> by Geeta Rao Gupta</LI> <LI> <A HREF="women4.htm">League table: Teen births</A></LI> <LI> <A HREF="women6.htm">Progress and disparity</A> </LI> </UL> <P> </P><UL> <LI> <B>Industrialized Countries</B></LI> </UL><UL> <LI> <A HREF="indust1.htm">Hardship in the midst of plenty,</A> by Philip Alston</LI> <LI> <A HREF="indust4.htm">Progress and disparity</A></LI> </UL> <P> </P><UL> <LI> <B>Statistical Tables</B> </LI> </UL><UL> <LI> <A HREF="stat1.htm" TARGET="_top">Statistical profiles</A></LI> <LI> <A HREF="stat2.htm" TARGET="_top">Less populous countries</A></LI> <LI> <A HREF="stat3.htm" TARGET="_top">Age of data</A></LI> <LI> <A HREF="stat4.htm" TARGET="_top">Abbreviations</A></LI> </UL> </TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER> <CENTER><TABLE WIDTH="84%"> <TR> <TD><CENTER> <H5> Commentaries represent the personal views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect UNICEF policy.</H5></CENTER> <CENTER><I><FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="/copyrite/">Copyright © UNICEF</A></FONT></I></CENTER> <I><A HREF="/copyrite/" TARGET="_top"></A></I> <P><I><FONT SIZE="-1">Please email the <A HREF="mailto:netmaster@unicef.org">netmaster@unicef.org</A> with comments, suggestions or requests for more information. For hard copies of UNICEF publications, kindly contact your nearest <A HREF="/uwwide/fo.html" TARGET="_top">UNICEF Field Office</A> (if you are in a developing country) or your <A HREF="/uwwide/natcoms.htm" TARGET="_top">National Committee for UNICEF</A> (if you are in an industrialized country). There may be a shipping and handling charge.</FONT></I></P></TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER>  <CENTER><TABLE> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <H6> <a href="/" target="_top">Home</a> | <a href="/action/" target="_top">UNICEF in Action</a> | <a href="/highlights/" target="_top">Highlights</a> | <a href="/infores/" target="_top">Information Resources</a> | <a href="http://www.supportunicef.org" target="_top">Donations, Greeting Cards & Gifts</a> | <a href="/media/" target="_top">Press Centre</a> | <a href="/young/" target="_top">Voices of Youth</a> | <a href="/uwwide/" target="_top">About UNICEF</a></H6> </TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER>  </BODY>