State of the World’s Children 2012: Children in an Urban World. The latest annual flagship publication produced by UNICEF. This report reflects on the fact that:
Urbanization leaves hundreds of millions of children in cities and towns excluded from vital services, UNICEF warns in The State of the World’s Children 2012: Children in an Urban World.
Greater urbanization is inevitable. In a few years, the report says, the majority of children will grow up in towns or cities rather than in rural areas. Children born in cities already account for 60 per cent of the increase in urban population.
Cities offer many children the advantages of urban schools, clinics and playgrounds. Yet the same cities the world over are also the settings for some of the greatest disparities in children’s health, education and opportunities.
Link to full report (PDF; 3.97 MB)
Link to executive summary (PDF; 1.07 MB)
Link to publication web page for statistical tables, videos, and related content
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Asylum Support for Women who are Victims of Domestic Violence, Factsheet no. 13 (Asylum Support Appeals Project, Dec. 2011) [text]
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A new report by the Department for Communities and Local Government.
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