UNICEF State of the World's Children 1997 - Summary

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <P> <IMG SRC="../images1/scart.gif" ALT="State of the World's Children" BORDER=0 HEIGHT=124 WIDTH=87 ALIGN=TOP> <IMG SRC="../images1/headsowc.gif" ALT="State of the World's Children" BORDER=0 HEIGHT=124 WIDTH=388 ALIGN=TOP> <BR> <BR><BR> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="85"></TD> <TD WIDTH="315"> <I>The State of the World's Children 1997</I> reports on the progress made in recent years in protecting children and their rights, but it also condemns exploitative child labour as "one of the worst abuses of those rights" and confronts the myth that such exploitation no longer exists in the industrialized world.<BR> <center><UL> <LI><A HREF="summary.htm">Introduction</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="newera.htm">A New Era for Children</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="myths.htm">Four Myths About Child Labour</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="what.htm">What is Child Labour?</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="many.htm">How Many Children Work?</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="roots.htm">The Roots of Child Labour</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="shapes.htm">The Shapes of Child Labour</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="action.htm">Taking Action</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="ending.htm">Ending Child Labour</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="download.htm">Download Full Report</A> </LI> </UL></center> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P><BR></P> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="85"></TD> <TD> <FONT SIZE="-2"><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></FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>