State of the World’s Children 2007

On its 60th anniversary, UNICEF launched a report that says gender equality is critical to child survival and development.

"The lives of women are inextricably linked to the well-being of children," said UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman. "If they are not educated, if they are not healthy, if they are not empowered, the children are the ones who suffer."

The State of the World's Children 2007, this year's edition of UNICEF's flagship publication, examines the status of women around the world. It concludes that an end to gender discrimination produces the double dividend of benefiting women and children-which, in turn, has a positive impact on the health and development of societies everywhere.

The report argues that recent progress in women's status has not come far enough. Millions of girls and women continue to live in poverty, disempowered and discriminated against. They are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS, less likely to attend school and often subject to physical and sexual violence.

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