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'Education For All: Making the right a reality.' The State of the World's Children 1999 tells the stories of a world community that is unwilling to accept the consequences of illiteracy or the denial...

The world survey explores the increasing role of women in the development of society. It examines the effects of the crisis on the advancement of women and the progress of women's participation in...

Given the very positive response from States to the Millennium Summit Treaty Event in September 2000, it was decided to hold a similar event annually, although on a smaller scale. Accordingly, a...

This issue of The State of the World's Children calls for leadership from all continents and all sectors of society. It illustrates the many and varied ways that people have shown their commitment to...

Attacking poverty directly, as a matter of human rights, to accelerate development and to reduce inequality within and among nations, has become an urgent global priority. World leaders have agreed on...

In keeping with the spirit of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, family and parenting support is increasingly recognized as an important part of national social policies and social investment...

This publication presents statistics and analysis on the status of women and men in the world, highlighting the current situation and changes over time. It is the sixth in a series published since the...

This is the official record of the report of the Commission on the Status of Women on its fifty-eighth session for the period of 15 March 2013 and 10-21 March 2014.

This report focuses on trends in fertility over the past 20 years and key factors underlying these trends for countries at the extremes of fertility: 66 countries with more than 3.2 children per woman...

Around the world, an innovation revolution for children is growing -- often in the most unexpected places -- and increasingly led by young people themselves. Fueled by creativity, connectivity and...