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United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 1996
At this time, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is commemorating its 50th anniversary, under the slogan "children first." This annual UNICEF report reviews the organization's activities during 1995. An introduction by the executive director states that the report will give readers a sense of what UNICEF is doing with partners to…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Child Health, Child Welfare, Children
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Barnes, Jacqueline; Belsky, Jay; Broomfield, Kate A.; Dave, Sapna; Frost, Martin; Melhuish, Edward – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: Disadvantaged communities are increasingly the target for interventions. Sure Start was launched in England in 1999 to tackle child poverty and improve child and family services, with Sure Start Local Programmes (SSLPs) targeted at relatively small areas of marked deprivation. However, they are located in a range of different types of…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Poverty, Educational Attainment, Child Welfare
Guha, Smita – 2000
"Udbhas," which means "expression," is a non-profit organization founded in 1988 to spread literacy and promote post-literacy education among the underprivileged children in the slums of Calcutta, India. This paper describes the creation, work, and benefits to children of Udbhas. The paper notes that most of the organization's…
Descriptors: Children, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged