Research Catalog

Title

New challenges for UNICEF : children, women, and human rights / Yves Beigbeder

Author

Beigbeder, Yves.

Publication

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.

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Description

xvii, 225 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

"UNICEF faces a problem of identity. What is its target group: children? Or also mothers? Or women in general? Following the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989, UNICEF is now 'guided' by the Convention. Has it become a human rights institution? Should it continue its successful operational activities or be content with advocacy?" "As another challenge, UNICEF has to cooperate with other organizations such as WHO, ILO, UNFPA, WFP and numerous NGOs. This has created conflicts and requires a change of attitudes." "Finally, UNICEF may need to refocus some of its programmes in order to improve use of its decreasing resources."--Jacket.

Subject

• UNICEF
• Children > Legal status, laws, etc
• Children's rights
• Child welfare

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-218) and index.

Contents

1. The Creation of UNICEF -- 2. An Expanding Mandate -- 3. Structure and Finances -- 4. Children's Health: The Main Programme -- 5. Nutrition, Education, Sanitation -- 6. Natural and Man-Made Emergencies -- 7. Advocating Children's Rights -- 8. Internal Management Issues -- 9. UNICEF's Challenges.

ISBN

0333800478 (cloth)

LCCN

^^2001035792

OCLC

47255221

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library