Monitoring the Situation of Women and Children
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Record Type
DataSet
Source
Unicef
Source URL
Description
This Web site contains all of UNICEF’s statistical information, including data used in UNICEF’s flagship population, The State of the World’s Children, and reporting on Progress for Children toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Also here are resources for conducting UNICEF-supported Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). Along with the Demographic and Health Surveys, MICS are a major source of global development data.
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Purpose
UNICEF is committed to changing the world for children. It strives to protect their rights, improve their health, and nurture their development through sound planning and advocacy. UNICEF is also a lead UN agency for monitoring policy results, particularly the situation of children and women. To that end, UNICEF assists countries in collecting and analyzing data, helps develop methodologies and indicators, compiles and maintains global databases, and distributes and publishes statistics. UNICEF is also one of the lead agencies responsible for the global monitoring of the child-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Record Originator
Sheps Center, UNC-CH
Variables
Child Survival and Health Child Mortality; Pneumonia; Diarrhoeal Disease; Malaria; Immunization; Child Nutrition; Underweight; Low Birthweight; Breastfeeding; Iodine Deficiency; Vitamin A Deficiency; Maternal Health; Maternal Mortality; Delivery Care; Antenatal Care; Newborn Care; Water and Sanitation; Water Sanitation; Education; Child Protection; Attitudes towards Domestic Violence; Birth Registration; Child Disability; Child Discipline; Child Labour; Child Marriage; Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting; HIV/AIDS; Global Goals for Children; Millennium Development Goals; World Fit for Children; Countdown to 2015
UI
1954
Date Revised
July 21, 2017, 3:38 a.m.
