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The state of the world's children 2012 : children in an urban world

  • Year: 2012
  • Author: UNICEF
  • Publisher: United Nation's Children's Fund (UNICEF)
  • Published Location: New York
  • ISBN: 9789280645972(pbk.) ; 9789280646030(online)
  • Country: Australia

This edition of the annual 'State of the world's children' report focuses on children living in urban environments. It discusses the distribution of children in urban and rural areas; human rights in urban areas; access to sanitation, water, and education; child labour and trafficking; urban challenges for children; measurement and research; and development and case studies in policy and intervention. As with other editions, it also presents comparative tables on child welfare, child mortality, nutrition, health, HIV/AIDS, education, child protection, women's welfare, adolescent welfare, and equity, for developing and industrialized countries, including Australia.

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