THE PROGRESS OF NATIONS 2000.

THE PROGRESS OF NATIONS 2000. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). This report chronicles the progress that developing countries have made in achieving the goals set forth by the 1990 World Summit for Children. Essays, photos, and statistical arrays chart the progress made in four areas: the impact of HIV/AIDS, early childhood care, immunization, and protecting children from exploitation and neglect.

The results are encouraging when nations invest in children's well-being and protect their rights. Today, for example, more children are enrolled in school than 10 years ago, polio is on the verge of eradication, and millions of children are now less likely to be left mentally impaired because of iodine deficiency. Much still needs to be done, however, and this publication portrays the effects of poverty, gender discrimination, debt, wars, and inadequate commitment to or unequal social progress towards the realization of the rights and potentials of all children.

Copies may be ordered from United Nations Publications, 2 UN Plaza, Room DC2853, New York, NY 10017; Fax [phone]; E-mail: publications@ un.org. This report and additional background information may also be accessed on the UNICEF Web site at http:// www.unicef.org.