The State of the World's Children 1998 focuses on malnutrition, the silent and invisible emergency that exacts a terrible toll on children and their families. The world has an obligation to protect the right of children to good nutrition, building on experience and scientific knowledge.
Action is both possible and imperative.
The Progress of Nations 1997 assesses not only such basic social conditions as health, nutrition, education and water and sanitation, but also progress and disparity in areas that are more difficult to measure but also have a profound impact on children's lives, such as violence against girls and women and special protections for children. A new Voices of Youth forum takes up the issue of child labour. Children at Work features stories, photos and a quiz on children working in factories and homes, on farms and on the streets. Child labour has been much in the news in recent years and is the subject of an international conference in Oslo, 27-30 October 1997. Find out more.