UNICEF's flagship report launch on Saturday

UNICEF's flagship report launch event will take place in the capital on Wednesday at India Habitat Centre. The report called "The State of the World’s Children 2012" talks about the urbanization, especially about the children in an Urban World. 

 

According to UNICEF, more than 50 percent of the world’s population now lives in urban areas, while in India, the number is 377 million according to Census 2011. This number is still growing and by 2026, 40 percent of India's population will live in towns and cities, i.e an estimated 535 million. The world’s urban population grows by around 60 million people each year, with most urban growth in low-and middle-income countries.

 

At the report launch, data on India's urban poor, especially on basic services available for urban poor children, will be shared. 

 

Karin Hulshof, UNICEF India Representative, Suhir Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child, Prof. S. Parasuraman, Director, Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Ms. Shanta Sinha, Chairperson , National Commission for Protection of Child Rights will be present at the launch event in the capital.