Childhood under threat in India, China: UNICEF
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12/12/2004
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Tribune (New Delhi)
A booming Sensex, increasing foreign investments and a rapidly growing economy do not necessarily translate into a better deal for the children of a country.This is particularly so for China and India, according to UNICEF's 2005 report on the state of the world children, titled "Childhood under Threat.'The report points out that the two Asian giants are well on track in meeting the UN's millennium development goal of eradicating the extreme poverty and hunger because of their strong economic growth patterns.However, India's success in reducing by half the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day is unlikely to improve the health of its children."China and India are on track to meet the income target,but are falling behind in meeting the global target directly related to children, especially reducing child mortality,' the UNICEF report points out.