07 Dec UNICEF: progress for children rights in south Asia, but inequalities exist
“More than 2 million children in South Asia die before their fifth birthday and these deaths are preventable,” said Karin Hulshof, Regional Director for UNICEF in South Asia.
In addition, “38 per cent of all the region’s children have chronic malnutrition. And South Asia is one of the riskiest places in the world to become pregnant or give birth, with the second highest number of maternal deaths worldwide. Far too many children get married, and far too many girls are never born,” Ms. Hulshof said.
The key findings are set out in a new publication Improving Children’s Lives, Transforming the Future – 25 years of child rights in South Asia, which analyzes progress made over the last 25 years on nine key issues that directly affect the lives of children. It also provides ideas and recommendations to improve the lives of children across the region. Read more.