Children in Institutions in Central and Eastern Europe

Children in Institutions in Central and Eastern Europe

AUTHOR(S)
James R. Himes; Cassie Landers; Susi Kessler

Published: 1991 Innocenti Essay
To help deal with the particular needs of children at a time of rapid political and economic change in central and eastern Europe, in 1990 the UNICEF Executive Board approved a special three-year effort of "transitional support". In response to specific requests for cooperation, UNICEF was authorized "to provide technical support to rethink policies for child survival, development and protection in the context of the new situations" and to support "data collection on the situation of children and women, analytical studies, technical workshops, information materials and other related activities".
Cite this publication | No. of pages: 32 | Thematic area: Countries in Transition | Tags: economic transition, institutionalized children | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence

Children and the Transition to the Market Economy: Safety Nets and Social Policies in Central and Eastern Europe

AUTHOR(S)
Giovanni Andrea Cornia; Sandor Sipos

Published: 1991 Innocenti Publications
Cite this publication | No. of pages: 252 | Thematic area: Countries in Transition | Tags: child welfare, economic and social conditions, economic transition, social policy | Publisher: Avebury, UK; UNICEF ICDC, Florence
Children and the Transition to the Market Economy: Safety nets and social policies in Central and Eastern Europe - Summary

Children and the Transition to the Market Economy: Safety nets and social policies in Central and Eastern Europe - Summary

AUTHOR(S)
Giovanni Andrea Cornia; Sandor Sipos

Published: 1991 Innocenti Publications
Cite this publication | No. of pages: 40 | Thematic area: Countries in Transition | Tags: child poverty, child welfare, economic and social conditions, economic transition, social policy | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence
Transizione economica e costi sociali: la condizione dell'infanzia nei paesi dell'Est

Transizione economica e costi sociali: la condizione dell'infanzia nei paesi dell'Est

AUTHOR(S)
Giovanni Andrea Cornia; Sandor Sipos

Published: 1991 Innocenti Publications
Cite this publication | No. of pages: 40 | Thematic area: Countries in Transition | Tags: child poverty, child welfare, economic and social conditions, economic transition, social policy | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence
Transition économique et coûts sociaux: la condition de l’enfance dans les pays d’Europe centrale et orientale

Transition économique et coûts sociaux: la condition de l’enfance dans les pays d’Europe centrale et orientale

AUTHOR(S)
Giovanni Andrea Cornia; Sandor Sipos

Published: 1991 Innocenti Publications
Cite this publication | No. of pages: 40 | Thematic area: Countries in Transition | Tags: child poverty, child welfare, economic and social conditions, economic transition, social policy | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence
Übergang zur Marktwirtschaft und soziale Folgen: zur Lage der Kinder in Ost- und Mittleeuropa

Übergang zur Marktwirtschaft und soziale Folgen: zur Lage der Kinder in Ost- und Mittleeuropa

AUTHOR(S)
Giovanni Andrea Cornia; Sandor Sipos

Published: 1991 Innocenti Publications
Innocenti Social Monitor 2006: Understanding Child Poverty in South-Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (Russian Version)

Innocenti Social Monitor 2006: Understanding Child Poverty in South-Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (Russian Version)

This is a study of child poverty in a fast-changing region. Since 1998 almost all countries of the South-Eastern Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States region have shown signs of economic recovery. The numbers of people living in income poverty has fallen, living standards have generally improved and opportunities for many children in the region have expanded. This signals a turning point in the dramatic decline in social and economic conditions experienced by most children in the region in the early 1990s. Yet there is a serious risk that a part of the new generations of children born since the start of the transition is being left behind. The study shows that not all children are benefiting from the economic growth and that Governments in the region need to give higher policy priority to tackling disadvantage and deprivation endured by children. Pursuing a child rights perspective, the study set outs to measure and understand better the nature and scale of child poverty, as distinct from adult poverty; it highlights the large disparities in child well-being which have emerged in this period of economic expansion, between countries, between regions within countries, and between families; it points to ways in which governments in the region could more effectively address marginalisation and disparities among children. The Innocenti Social Monitor 2006 provides practical examples of ways in which children can be given distinct attention and visibility in the analysis of poverty and in policy priorities, while also stressing that data collection has to be improved and made more accessible in order to allow the impact of policies on children to be effectively assessed and addressed.
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