In India, children below 18 years of age account for more than a third of the population, estimated at 950 million in1995.
| Title | Rights and opportunities : the situation of women in India |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 1998 |
| Authors | Delhi, INUNICEF-Ne |
| Edition | Pre Publication Draft |
| Pagination | 127 p. : fig., tab. |
| Date Published | 1998-09-01 |
| Publisher | UNICEF India Country Office |
| Place Published | New Delhi, India |
| Keywords | child health, children, community participation, environment, india, nutrition, policies, safe water supply, sanitation, sdiasi, social aspects, women |
| Abstract | In India, children below 18 years of age account for more than a third of the population, estimated at 950 million in1995. However, despite improvements in child survival, close to 3 million children under the age of five die every year, the same number as in 1974. The Situation Analyses, prepared every five years by UNICEF on the situation of women and children in India, aim to provide policy makers, academics, concerned individuals as well as the UNICEF Country Office, with a series of perspectives on trends of major factors affecting children. This Situation Analysis has a substantial shift in perspective from the previous welfare/basic needs approach. While still concerned about gender and the differentials at each age, as well as the activities in the sectors in which UNICEF is involved in supporting children in the country, it takes children?s rights as the foundation of UNICEF?s work and recognizes that the status, position and rights of women has a fundamental bearing on the fulfillment of many child rights. A rights approach emphasizes community involvement and the potential of women?s groups taking on responsibility for ensuring their children?s health and development. This Situation Analysis presents the most up-to-date data on children, and its interpretation, and also identifies challenges and opportunities for India. After presenting an overview of the economic, political and social transition in India and the situation regarding children?s rights and opportunities, the document outlines the position and condition of women including their health, education, work and participation in decision making. The main part of the paper, an analysis of child rights in India supported by tables of detailed statistical information, focuses on such rights as survival, health, healthy growth and nutrition, a safe and clean environment, development, protection and participation. Stressing the necessity of ensuring equal rights for all children, the analysis ends with an agenda for action. |
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