Latest UNICEF Knowledge Products

The following message is sent on behalf of Dr. Isiye Ndombi, UNICEF Pacific Representative.
Dear Friends of UNICEF Pacific,

It is with great pleasure that I introduce our latest knowledge products:

1) The State of Pacific Youth 2011 Report: Opportunities and Obstacles

The report highlights the key challenges that young people face in the Pacific.
Lack of Investment Could Result in "Lost Generation" of Pacific Youth. Poverty, lack of access to health and education services and dwindling job opportunities are preventing Pacific youth from reaching their full potential.

Failing to invest in their development will be costly to governments in the long run.
http://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/State_of_the_Pacific_Youth_Report_web.pdf

2) Urban Youth in the Pacific : Increasing resilience and reducing risk for involvement in crime and violence.
The report covers issues like what factors push Pacific youth to become involved in crime and violence and what can be done to reduce the risk and increase the resilience of young people. It also highlights policies and activities that address youth crime and violence.
It contains case studies from six Pacific countries - The Federated States Micronesia, The Republic of Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Samoa and Tonga.
The report is a product of a collaborative effort by UNDP Pacific Centre, PIFS, UNESCO,UNICEF, ILO, UNFPA, Pacific Youth Council and SPC.
http://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/1850_11016.html

3) Import Monitoring: how can Vanuatu ensure that the products its citizens buy from overseas are safe.

The study was undertaken to identify opportunities to improve Vanuatu’s import monitoring system in order to better protect children and women from unsafe imports. The study focused on several products that are imported in large quantities and can affect health and safety: infant formula and baby food, iodised salt, vitamin supplements for pregnant women, children’s toys, and DVD's and magazines.

The volume of imports to Vanuatu increases, ensuring the safety and quality of imported products has become an increasingly urgent challenge.

http://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/1850_10993.html

4) Lifting the financial burden of child abuse - report and summary

While the cost of child abuse is often measured in terms of the psychological costs to the individual, or the social costs to society, it is also possible to make a financial measure of the costs of child abuse. In Vanuatu, this is has been estimated as an annual cost of up to US$4.25 million (Vt425.4 million).

http://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/1850_10989.html

5) Levels and Trends in Child Mortality report: estimated developed by the UN Inter-Agency Group for Child Estimation

The United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (IGME)updates child mortality estimates annually for monitoring progress. This report presents the IGME’s latest estimates of under-five, infant and neonatal mortality and assesses progress towards MDG 4 at the country, regional and global levels.

http://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/Child_Mortality_Booklet_2011_Final(1).pdf

With very best regards,

Isiye Ndombi (Dr.)
UNICEF Representative to the Pacific Islands

ENDS

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