PHOTO: NIGERIA: In 1997 in Nigeria, three boys who used to live on the streets sit together holding mugs at a remand home for young offenders or abandoned children in Lagos, the country’s commercial capital. Some 10,000 children live on the city’s streets. From broken homes or extremely poor families, they often cannot find steady jobs and are at high risk of turning to drugs or becoming involved in crimes or other violence. (UNICEF/ HQ97-1159/Giacomo Pirozzi)
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UNICEF. (June, 2003). Towards a Region Fit for Children – An Atlas for the Sixth East Asia and Pacific Ministerial Consultation. Bangkok, Thailand: Unicef EAPRO. [+ 2 CD Rom Copies]
ISBN: 974-685-019-9

In 2002, the UN General Assembly declared the aim to create a “World Fit for Children”. This publication is a contribution to show the progresses made and the distance yet to cover to achieve this commitment.


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