The State of the World's Children 2006

The State of the World's Children 2006
UNICEF's flagship publication, 'The State of the World's Children' 2006, was launched on 14 December. This year's report will closely examine key issues affecting children who are excluded and invisible as a result of armed conflict, poverty, HIV/AIDS, discrimination and inequalities. Please return here on 14 December to learn more.

The report includes supporting data and statistics and is available in French and Spanish language versions.

2006

The State of the World's Children 2006 - Excluded and Invisible

La situation des enfants dans le monde 2006 - Exclus et Invisibles

El Estado Mundial de la Infancia 2006 - Excluidos e Invisibles

“…..To meet the Millennium agenda for children, including the excluded and the invisible, the following is required:

§ A massive push is needed to boost access to essential services for those children and their families currently missing out.
This includes immediate interventions - dubbed 'quick impact initiatives' - that can provide a vital kick-start to human development and
poverty reduction.

§ Longer term initiatives that are rooted in a human rights-based approach to development - many of which are already underway - must be
stepped up or launched at the same time as the immediate interventions, helping to ensure that the latter are as effective as possible
Building up national capacities, through strategies led by national governments and local communities, is the best way to ensure the
sustainability of these initiatives over the longer term.

§ Deeper approaches must be taken that give special attention to the most vulnerable. This requires the participation of governments -
through legislation, budgets, research and programmes - along with donors, international agencies, civil society, the media and th
private sector to reach the children who are most at risk of missing out on the Millennium agenda…..”