Young Lives partner Save the Children have published Growing Up with the Promise of the MDGs: Children's hopes for the future of development, a new paper by Young Lives, to coincide with the UN High-Level Panel held in Bali from 25 to 28 March 2013. Understanding children?s perspectives is essential in shaping polices, particularly for those seeking to deliver on the post-2015 agenda.
Improving children's life chances is central to what the MDGs were seeking to achieve. There is some consensus that the MDGs have achieved progress but with the target date of 2015 fast approaching there are questions about how equitably gains in education, health and living conditions have been distributed. A focus on children is essential, not only because their age and stage of development make them more susceptible to the impacts of poverty, but because interventions during childhood can bring important long-term benefits to society and are key to sustainable economic growth.
The report examines children?s experiences of growing up during the period of the MDGs. The findings tell a positive story of improving material circumstances and the expansion of primary schooling and basic services. However, the poorest households are not benefiting from poverty reduction and the expansion of services, and this has severe implications for children?s development and well-being.
Reference
Save the Children (2013) Growing up with the Promise of the MDGs: Children's hopes for the future of development, London: Save the Children.
Read the Save the Children press release: MONDAY 25 MARCH 2013 New research following some of the world?s poorest children over a decade shows how inequality is holding back improvements in alleviating poverty, education, nutrition and food security, Save the Children warns.
Young Lives partner Save the Children have published Growing Up with the Promise of the MDGs: Children's hopes for the future of development, a new paper by Young Lives, to coincide with the UN High-Level Panel held in Bali from 25 to 28 March 2013. Understanding children?s perspectives is essential in shaping polices, particularly for those seeking to deliver on the post-2015 agenda.
Improving children's life chances is central to what the MDGs were seeking to achieve. There is some consensus that the MDGs have achieved progress but with the target date of 2015 fast approaching there are questions about how equitably gains in education, health and living conditions have been distributed. A focus on children is essential, not only because their age and stage of development make them more susceptible to the impacts of poverty, but because interventions during childhood can bring important long-term benefits to society and are key to sustainable economic growth.
The report examines children?s experiences of growing up during the period of the MDGs. The findings tell a positive story of improving material circumstances and the expansion of primary schooling and basic services. However, the poorest households are not benefiting from poverty reduction and the expansion of services, and this has severe implications for children?s development and well-being.
Reference
Save the Children (2013) Growing up with the Promise of the MDGs: Children's hopes for the future of development, London: Save the Children.
Read the Save the Children press release: MONDAY 25 MARCH 2013 New research following some of the world?s poorest children over a decade shows how inequality is holding back improvements in alleviating poverty, education, nutrition and food security, Save the Children warns.