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Paula Bronstein

Press Release

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Carol Bellamy speech at launch of SOWC

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Kul C. Gautam, Deputy Executive Director speech at launch of SOWC in Berlin

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Executive summary

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Full Report

The full report is available in PDF both as one single file and in parts.

Press kit

Key Arguments
Facts on Poverty, Conflict, and HIV/AIDS
Statistics by Region [PDF]
The Childhood Index
Key Charts [PDF]

Statistical Tables

Economic and social statistics on the countries and territories of the world, with particular reference to children’s well-being.
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Regional summaries

Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East and North Africa
South Asia
East Asia and the Pacific
Latin America and the Caribbean
Central and Eastern Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States and Baltic States
Industrialized countries
Developing countries

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Kate Donovan, UNICEF Media, New York
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UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy

Goals for children: Progress and setbacks in creating a world fit for children

A childhood for every child

When 1 + 1 is more than 2

The Convention on the Rights of the Child [Web]

A World Fit for Children [PDF]

Human rights for children and women: How UNICEF helps make them a reality [PDF]

Implementation Handbook for the Convention on the Rights of the Child -
Fully Revised Edition [PDF]

Building a World Fit for Children [PDF]

We the children [PDF]

"AIDS is not 'an individual' problem. It is a global challenge, which means we all have to join hands. Many youth are still at risk...and who is going to help them? It is me and you..."
by Stephen, 20, Uganda

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Percentage of children under five who are moderately and severely underweight: in SubSaharan Africa, 29; Middle East and North Africa, 14; South Asia, 46; East Asia and Pacific, 17; Latin America and Caribbean, 7; and in CEE/CIS, 6.