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UNICEF's History

The Children and the Nations
The Story of UNICEF


by Maggie Black
(UNICEF, 1986)
This is the first history of what the international humanitarian community has attempted to do in the postwar era for children of the developing world.
Children First
The story of UNICEF Past and Present

by Maggie Black 
(UNICEF, 1996)

Celebrating UNICEF's fiftieth anniversary in 1996,'Children First: The Story of UNICEF Past and Present' examines changes in public attitudes and government policies which have put children at the top of the international agenda in the 1990s.

The Progress of Nations

Publication cover The Progress of Nations
(2000)


The report ranks nations according to their achievements in developmental goals for children. In this 2000 edition, the last of this annual series, HIV/AIDS is one of the central topics. The publication captures the slow but steady progress girls and women are making as they overcome inequality and discrimination.
Publication cover The Progress of Nations
(1999)


The 1999 edition looks at the devastating impact of both HIV/AIDS and the 'debt burden' on the development, health and education of children and families in some of the poorest countries. The Progress of Nations 1999 also charts the steps taken and the progress made in child immunization and in the eradication of vitamin A deficiency.
 
Publication cover The Progress of Nations
(1998)


The 1998 edition looks at children's rights, emphazing the right to be registered at birth and hence to qualify for education, health and other social services. It also charts child immunization progress, focuses on the vulnerabilities of adolescence in developing countries and outlines the issue of homelessness in the richest nations.
Publication cover The Progress of Nations
(1997)


The 1997 edition analyses in detail women's lives and their health and their future. It monitors not only specific advances and regression in some of the key areas of human well-being, but also the overall investment that countries are making in the futures of their own people.

 

The Progress of Nations
(1996)


Publisher: P&LA for UNICEF

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The Progress of Nations
(1995)


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The Progress of Nations
(1994)


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The Progress of Nations
(1993)


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UNICEF Archival Publications
 

Challenges for Children and Women in the 1990s
(UNICEF ESARO, 1991)

In October 1990, UNICEF's Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office brought
together a number of specialists to analyse
child survival, protection and development data with a view to identifying new trends and
issues emerging in the region.
Child Neglect in Rich Nations
(Sylvia Ann Hewlett,
UNICEF, 1993)

Child neglect in rich nations describes how and why some of the wealthiest nations on earth have short-changed children. Poverty and
abandonment are now commonplace experiences for children in the rich. Much of this book focuses on what to do: the techniques and
strategies exist.
Helping Children Cope with the Stresses of War
A Manual for Parents and Teachers
by Mona Macksoud
(UNICEF, 1993)

Based on methods and approaches that have been tested extensively in war-torn Lebanon, this manual will be welcomed by parents and teachers helping children cope with the stresses of war and other forms of systematic violence.
A History of
UNICEF in Vietnam
(1948-2005)

UNICEF Country Office

This book tells the history
of UNICEF in Viet Nam through the testimonies of several generations of UNICEF professionals. The political neutrality of UNICEF and its aim to put children at the heart of social development built up trust, credibility and a very special relationship with the people of Vietnam.

Implementing the 20/20 Initiative
(1997)

A joint publication of UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO and the World Bank

The 20/20 Initiative is a compact between developing and industrialized countries,  calling for the allocation of, on average, 20 per cent of the budget in developing countries and 20 per cent of official development assistance (ODA) to basic social services.

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