PHM-Exch> State of the Worlds Children 2012: Children in an Urban World - UNICEF

[Claudio Schuftan]

On 2/28/12, Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org> wrote:
> State of the World's Children 2012: Children in an Urban World
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> United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - February 2012
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> Full report available in PDF [156p.] at: http://uni.cf/zLwQa6
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> Website: http://uni.cf/zLR3hJ <http://uni.cf/zLR3hJ>
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> Spanish: Estado Mundial de la Infancia 2012
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> Niñas y niños en un mundo urbano - http://uni.cf/AntFcJ
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> French: La Situation des enfants dans le monde 2012
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> Les enfants dans un monde urbain -: http://uni.cf/xG7Gks
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>  ".............The experience of childhood is increasingly urban. Over half
> the world's people - including more than a billion children - now live in
> cities and towns. Many children enjoy the advantages of urban life,
> including access to educational, medical and recreational facilities. Too
> many, however, are denied such essentials as electricity, clean water and
> health care - even though they may live close to these services. Too many
> are forced into dangerous and exploitative work instead of being able to
> attend school. And too many face a constant threat of eviction, even though
> they live under the most challenging conditions - in ramshackle dwellings
> and overcrowded settlements that are acutely vulnerable to disease and
> disaster.
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> The hardships endured by children in poor communities are often concealed -
> and thus perpetuated - by the statistical averages on which decisions about
> resource allocation are based. Because averages lump everyone together, the
> poverty of some is obscured by the wealth of others. One consequence of this
> is that children already deprived remain excluded from essential services.
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> Increasing numbers of children are growing up in urban areas. They must be
> afforded the amenities and opportunities they need to realize their rights
> and potential. Urgent action must be taken to:
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> * Better understand the scale and nature of poverty and exclusion affecting
> children in urban areas.
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> * Identify and remove the barriers to inclusion.
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> * Ensure that urban planning, infrastructure development, service delivery
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>   to reduce poverty and inequality meet the particular needs and priorities
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> * Promote partnership between all levels of government and the urban poor -
> especially children and young people.
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> * Pool the resources and energies of international, national, municipal and
> community actors in support of efforts to
>   ensure that marginalized and impoverished children enjoy their full
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> These actions are not goals but means to an end: fairer, more nurturing
> cities and societies for all people -starting with children...."
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> Executive Summary [PDF]
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> Chapter 1  Children in an increasingly urban world
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> Chapter 2  Children's rights in urban settings
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> Chapter 3  Urban challenges
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> Chapter 4  Towards cities fit for children
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> Chapter 5  Uniting for children in an urban world
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> Statistical tables for 2011 Figures Photographs - Video
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