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Children

Organizations     Statistics

Organizations

• Human Rights Watch, Children's Rights Division  Includes international and regional conventions and news. 
• United Nations Children's Fund  UNICEF's site includes the children's NewsLine, documentation related to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, annual reports, and information on research and evaluation activities.
• United Nations Children's Fund Innocenti Research Centre  Includes dozens of first-rate studies in many disciplines on children. Many of these are full-text.
• United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child  The CRC monitors compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Documents related to the Committee's activities are accessible through the Treaty Bodies Database.
• United Nations Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict  Provides access to a wide range of documentation and many pertinent links.

Statistics

• The Progress of Nations  This visually stunning source from UNICEF ranks the nations of the world by their achievements in child health, nutrition, education, family planning, and progress for women.
  1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000
• State of the World's Children  Addresses the social, economic, and political developments impacting children. Statistical data on health, nutrition, and education are provided for all countries. 
  1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006
• Statistical Data from UNICEF  Provides national data on infant and maternal mortality, vaccinations, oral rehydration, malnutrition, breastfeeding, school enrollment, and adult literacy.
  

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