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UNICEF IN INDIA NEW CHALLENGES AND CHANGING ROLE

UNICEF IN INDIA NEW CHALLENGES AND CHANGING ROLE. Dr . S.K. CHATURVEDI UNICEF. OVERVIEW. Overview of the Situation of Children Changing programming environment for children Major constraints Role of the United Nations and UNICEF in India Summary of results to date.

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UNICEF IN INDIA NEW CHALLENGES AND CHANGING ROLE

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  1. UNICEF IN INDIANEW CHALLENGES AND CHANGING ROLE • Dr . S.K. CHATURVEDI • UNICEF

  2. OVERVIEW • Overview of the Situation of Children • Changing programming environment for children • Major constraints • Role of the United Nations and UNICEF in India • Summary of results to date

  3. The Situation of Children in India: key findings

  4. Uttar Pradesh Bihar Maharastra Madhya Pradesh West Bengal Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Rajasthan Karnataka Gujarat Orissa Kerala Assam Pakistan Bangladesh Iran Vietnam Philippines Ethiopia DRC Thailand Myanmar Tanzania Sudan Uganda Canada 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 Child population in millions India : The scale of things... Population: 1,027 million Children 0-18: 380 million (37%) Many states have child populations similar to large countries

  5. India’s share of global challenge…

  6. Summary of trends in India… • Economic transformation without corresponding change in social development • Expansion of social opportunities and change uneven, growing disparities (area, sex, caste and other characteristics)

  7. Income Growth vs Child Survival Income Per capita Income in Rs Infant survival Number of children reaching The age of one per 100 live births

  8. Per cent 20-30 30-40 40-47 National Average and Above (47 +) Goal 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger • Child malnutrition in India Source: NFHS 1 & 2, 1992-93 & 1998-99

  9. Goal 2: Universal Primary Education • Children age 5-14 years currently attending school Source: MICS, 2000

  10. Learning achievements in primary schools

  11. Absence Rates, 2003 (%)

  12. Out-of-school children are even more concentrated. Nearly three-quarters of all out-of-school children in the country are found in a mere 20% of villages (and 50% of districts).

  13. Goal 4. Reduce child mortality: Infant Mortality Rate Urban Rural Source : National Family Health Survey 1992-93, International Institute for Population Sciences, Bombay, India, 1995 National Family Health Survey 1998-99, International Institute for Population Sciences, Bombay, India, 2000 Sample Registration System, Registrar General, India

  14. 51% 21%

  15. % Children not Received Any Vaccine by Selected Characteristics Standard ofliving Residence Education Source: RCH Survey, 2002

  16. 1998 2000 > 5% among high risk groups < 5% among high risk groups > 1% among pregnant women Goal 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases 1994 Estimated 5.2 million people living with HIV (2005).

  17. HIV Prevalence in India > 1% Antenatal Women J & K Himachal Pradesh < 1% Antenatal Women Punjab 5.2 m Adults estimated to living with HIV Chandigarh Delhi Haryana Arunachal Pradesh Sikkim Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Assam Nagaland Meghalaya Bihar Manipur Tripura Mizoram Madhya Pradesh Gujarat West Bengal Daman & Diu Orissa Dadra Nagar Haveli Maharashtra 111 high prevalence districts Andhra Pradesh Goa Pondichery Karnataka Andaman & Nicobar Tamil Nadu Source: NACO, 2005 Lakshwadeep Kerala

  18. Estimated No. of people living with HIV Source: Report of the global AIDS epidemic

  19. Regional Specificity HIV + U5MR

  20. Percentage of ST Population Districts of India 2001

  21. Summary of Developments with Potential Impact on Children

  22. …but this is still low in comparison to other developing countries

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