UNICEF Releases "State of the World's Children 2006"

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2005-12-31 17:35

UNICEF State of the World's Children 2006Earlier this month, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) released The State of the World's Children 2006: Excluded and Invisible, their annual flagship publication concerning children's health and well-being. The full report is available on-line; select photos, maps, graphs, and tables from the publication are available separately. The information covered in this report includes children's health issues such as HIV/AIDS, immunization, and malnutrition, and how countries can further their efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals. EarthTrends reports many of the most prominent statistics from this publication; the relevant variables in the EarthTrends searchable database will be updated shortly.