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Economic growth and child poverty in the CEE/CIS and the Baltic States

Launch of the Innocenti Social Monitor 2004
 Florence: UNICEF - Innocenti Research Centre - October 13, 2004

Available online as PDF file [144p.] at:
http://www.unicef-icdc.org/presscentre/presskit/sm2004/sm2004.pdf

 60;70;.UN press release: The report highlights the gaps between rich and
poor within the 27 countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the
Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as between the more prosperous
countries of Central Europe and the poorer countries of the Caucasus and
Central Asia. It examines how unemployment affects children: in some
countries, including Bulgaria and Poland, large numbers of children are
growing up in families where neither parent is employed.

 Employment statistics should focus on children living in households where
nobody is employed, or where earnings are low, the report suggests.
Incentives are needed to ensure access to social services to make it easier
for families to relocate to areas with high employment.

 The report also finds that across the region, the poor often pay for
health and education services that are meant to be free, while unemployment
benefits and family allowances fail to keep pace with their needs. Recent
data show that in Uzbekistan, fewer than 7 in 10 poor children receive
basic schooling.

 Governments often measure poverty against a national subsistence minimum
51; the amount of money a household is estimated to need to buy a minimum
60;basket61; of goods and services. The report argues that such baskets
reflect the judgment of policy-makers. A recent study in Kazakhstan found
that housing could not be met by the agreed minimum. In Georgia, the
national minimum does not reflect seasonal variations in food prices, so
even those living at or above the national poverty level may be
malnourished.

 60;We have to find ways to measure the consequences of poverty 51; the
exclusion from society, the lack of respect for human rights, the lack of
choice and the scale and impact of discrimination,61; Ms. Bellamy said.
60;We need well-defined and regularly updated poverty lines that capture
the constant changes in child poverty. It is not enough to measure income
poverty alone70;70;61;

 Content:

Key findings

Overview: Poverty, Integration and Children

1. Economic Growth and Child Poverty

2. Economic Integration, Labour Markets and Children

3. Migration Trends and Policy Implications

4.Young People and Drugs: Increasing Health Risks

Statistical Annex

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