A country's level of human development reflects its investments one or two decades earlier. Investing in children and youth is critical in ensuring better outcomes towards reducing inter-generational poverty and vulnerability.
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Slow progress in reducing poverty
Poor access to basic human services, lack of empowerment, and persistent intergenerational poverty.
Vulnerabilities in childhood and adolescence
Mental health disorders, injuries, violence, effects of tobacco use, and alcohol and substance abuse, obesity, and poor reproductive health. Lack of prospects for livelihood and security, and weakened community support systems.
See The State of the World's Children 2005 and click below to read....
A willing world can end child poverty
by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate and leading economic educator.
The world's population of young people is the largest in history. Ninety percent live in developing countries. New epidemics are making young people worldwide increasingly vulnerable. [Read more]
Unemployment increases the exposure of youth to many social and economic risks, particularly in poor and conflict-affected countries. [read more]
The well-being of millions of children continues to be compromised. Increasingly large numbers become orphans, street children, refugees, victims of war and emergencies, migrant workers, or abused and exploited. [read more]
Around 400 million people in developing countries live with a disability, outnumbering most other marginalized groups. More than 200 million are children and youth. [read more]
Women comprise seventy percent of the world's poor. Their life-long lack of empowerment and their weak position within the family structure is a major factor in the entrenched high rates of poverty and poor maternal health. [read more]
Safe water and sanitation are critical for human health. More than one billion people are without access to safe water. [read more]
NorthSouth Group Advisory Committee member Mariam Khokhar is awarded International Organization for Migration Director General's Award for her contribution to IOM's immediate earthquake response.
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NorthSouth Group discusses human trafficking at the International Health Conference at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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