... maternal and child death. We know that when women and children are empowered, educated and healthy, economies are vibrant, productive ... is why I launched the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health in 2010. We were determined to mobilize the ...
... Every year, thousands of people, mainly women and children, are exploited by criminals who use them for forced labour or the sex ... and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children. Since then, governments, international organizations and ...
... and death during pregnancy and childbirth. Children born to women who space their pregnancies tend to be healthier and ... Their families are better-off financially and their children receive better education, helping trigger a cycle of prosperity that ...
... are forced into marriage and out of school. Millions of children are taken from classrooms and put to work in fields and factories. ... and crises across the globe has left tens of millions of children and youth out of school. That raises the stakes for a strong ...
... just 10 per cent of education funds to the youngest children on ECE can rapidly give every child the best start in life. Less than ... in low income countries so it is not surprising that 4-5 children in those countries are denied the springboard of early education. If ...
... of poverty. People starving in a world of plenty. Children denied a seat in a classroom. Families fleeing conflicts, seeking a better life. Parents watching helplessly as their children die of preventable disease. People losing hope because they ...
... a quality education. Today, nine out of ten children in the developing world are enrolled in primary education. That's the good news. The bad news: 70 million children have never entered a classroom. Half of them are here in sub-Saharan ...
... UNICEF estimates that a million severely malnourished children are on the verge of death, without immediate action. And global ... crisis in Afghanistan. People are already selling their children and their body parts, in order to feed their families. ...
... to access enough food to survive; and half a million children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition. Most of those who have ... sexual violence and the forcible recruitment of women and children as suicide bombers. Some 83 children have been used as suicide bombers ...
... Parents cutting down on the food they eat to ensure their children have enough. Households selling their animals, land or even ... food Mothers struggling each day to protect their children from the physical and mental scars of malnutrition. World ...
