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The Situation of Children in Iraq
An Assessment Based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
UNICEF, February 2002
Contents
- Acknowledgement
- Abbreviations
- Executive Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. National Context: Development in Iraq
- 3. Children's Right to Life and Survival
- a. The Situation: Mortality and Physical Under-Development
- b. Immediate Causes: Disease and Malnutrition
- c. Underlying Causes: Services and Household Factors
- i. Services: Water and Sanitation, Electricity, Health, Education
- ii. Household Factors: Poverty, Awareness
- d. Basic Causes: Systems-Related
- e. Interventions to Date
- f. Conclusions
- 4. Children's Right to Education
- a. The Situation: Low Attendance, Particularly Among Girls
- b. Immediate Causes: Erosion in Coverage and Quality
- c. Underlying Causes: Household Fctors, School Environment
- d. Basic Causes: Systems-Related
- e. Interventions to Date
- f. Conclusions
- 5. The Right of Vulnerable Children to Protection
- a. The Situation of Disabled Children, Orphans, and Working Children
- b. Causes for Current Conditions
- c. Interventions to Date
- d. Conclusions
- 6. Women's Human Rights
- a. Survival and Development
- b. Education and Work
- c. Conclusions
- 7. Conclusions and Recommendations
- a. Rights-Based Advocacy and Future Research
- b. Proposed Programme Interventions
- References
Boxes
- 1. Snapshot of Family Planning
- 2. Health System: The Long Road Back to Service
- 3. Campaign Against Polio
- 4. A Tale of two Schools
- 5. The 28 Nissan Orphanage
Figures
Tables
- 1. Key Economic Indicators 2000-2004
- 2. The Demographic Profile of Children in Iraq
- 3. Under-Five Prevalence Percent of Illness During Two-Week Period
- 4. Pre- and Post-War Water Coverage and Availability - Centre-South Iraq
- 5. Immunisation Coverage 1990-2000
- 6. Primary School Attendance
- 7. Status of Mother and Child Survival
- 8. Women as a Percentage of the Workforce by Economic Sector
- 9. Monitoring the World Summit Goals - Selected Indicators for Iraq
© UNICEF 2002
Electronic version prepared by CASI