| AUTHOR | Luca Tiberti and Leonardo Menchini |
| ORGANIZATION | UNICEF-Innocenti Research Centre |
| TYPE | Policy Brief |
| DATE | 2010 |
| TOPIC | Economic crisis and recovery |
| LANGUAGE | English |
The 2008–2009 global financial and economic crisis had, and continues to have, complex and profound impacts on countries around the world, including in West and Central Africa. While signs of recovery were visible in most of the economically advanced countries from late 2009, the consequences of the crisis on poverty and well-being risk being felt throughout the world over a longer period, in particular in the absence of appropriate policy interventions. In this context, children are at high risk of suffering serious consequences from the crisis and being neglected in policy responses.
