Child study finds big divisions

The UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre released 14 February 2007 the Report Card 7 which focuses on the well-being of children and young people in the world’s advanced economies and provides the first comprehensive assessment. The first report on the well-being of children in 21 western states shows marked divisions in education, health and sexual behaviour and drug-taking. The Netherlands topped the table and the United Kingdom came bottom.

UNICEF: Press Release, 14.2.07: Launch of the Report Card 7: Child Poverty in Perspective http://www.unicef.org/media/media_38299.html

bbc nEWS, 14.2.07: Why are Dutch children so happy? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6360517.stm

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