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Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (September 9, 2009) – As the economy continues to unravel, a series of papers published today assess the effects of the crisis on children’s health, education, and rights in East Asia and the Pacific. Crisis for Children, a special issue of the journal Global Social Policy, asserts investments can be made that will not only advance children’s rights and break the cycle of poverty, but also safeguard countries’ future economic growth and human development. The special issue is one of the first to provide an in-depth, rigorous social policy analysis of the impacts of the global financial crisis on children. Following a related UNICEF conference on the ‘Impacts of the Economic Crisis on Children’, held in Singapore 6-7 January 2009, the papers highlight the social policies and protection systems most needed during times of crisis. In the Asia and Pacific region almost 650 million people live in poverty on US$1 a day or less. Rece
999: The human face of economic crisis. Impact of the economic crisis on children investigated in special issue of Global Social Policy, published by SAGE in conjunction with, and with the support of, UNICEF Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (September 9, 2009) – As the economy continues to unravel, a series of papers published today assess the effects of the crisis on children’s health, education, and rights in East Asia and the Pacific. Crisis for Children, a special issue of the journal Global Social Policy, asserts investments can be made that will not only advance children’s rights and break the cycle of poverty, but also safeguard countries’ future economic growth and human development. The special issue is one of the first to provide an in-depth, rigorous social policy analysis of the impacts of the global financial crisis on children. Following a related UNICEF conference on the ‘Impacts of the Economic Crisis on Children’, held in Singapore 6-7 Januar
