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Kurz, Kathleen M.; Prather, Cynthia J. – 1995
In many developing countries, girls have a lower quality of life than boys. Gender disparities exist before birth and become wider through the school-age and adolescents years. Discussion held at the Sixth International Forum of the Association for Women in Development (AWID) and the findings derived from them served as a catalyst for further…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Machel, Graca – 2001
The outgrowth of a 1996 report on the impact of armed conflict on the well-being of children, and preparation for the 2000 International Conference on War-affected Children, this book examines progress made and obstacles encountered since 1996 in relieving the trauma of armed conflict. The stories recount family displacement, the rise of HIV/AIDS…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Change Strategies, Child Health, Child Welfare
Fernea, Elizabeth Warnock, Ed. – 1995
The Middle East has been undergoing vast social and economic change, but in all reports available today, little attention has been paid to the situation of children. The purpose of this book is to help readers better understand the children of the Middle East to give a sense of their lives today and a sense of attitudes toward children and their…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Child Health, Child Labor, Child Rearing