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Despite progress, children are deprived of basic rights in the Philippines
MANILA, 9 October 2018, —Over the past decades, the Philippines has made significant strides toward realizing child rights especially since the ratification and commitment to realizing the Convention of the Rights of Children in 1990. Infant mortality was reduced from 41 to 21 per 1000 live births and under-5 child mortality from 59 to 27 between 1990 and 2015. While…, Key findings from the Situation Analysis include:, Around 31 per cent of chil...
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Situation Analysis of Children in the Philippines
Despite economic progress, many children in the Philippines are deprived of basic rights. Filipino children are still facing multiple and deep-rooted deprivations and vulnerabilities that impede their survival, development, protection and participation. This report also recommends measures to address the barriers ...