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The Population Status of Adolescents in China in 2020
Adolescence, which takes place during the ages of 10–19 years, marks the beginning of many transitions – from childhood to adulthood, from school to the workplace and into society. Adolescents experience monumental changes in every aspect of their lives – physically, cognitively, emotionally and socially. Understa...
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What the 2020 Census Can Tell Us About Children in China
Highlights: The population census is a rich source of foundational data on children, reflecting demographic changes and the key characteristics of sub-groups. Analysis of census data can enhance understanding of the challenges faced by children and help inform more evidence-based decision making to address these c...
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China National Program of Action 2011-2020
In July 2011, the State Council promulgated the China National Program for Women's Development (2011- 2020) and the China National Program for Child Development (2011-2020), hereinafter the NPA-Women and the NPA-Children, respectively. The two NPAs put forward targets to achieve for women and children by 2020 in t...
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Population Status of Children in China in 2015
The healthy development of children is the basis for positive human and social development. In recent years, while great improvements have been made in the survival and development of China's large population of children, noticeable internal disparities remain. Factors such as rapid socio-economic transformation, ...
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Population Status of Ethnic Minority Children in China in 2015
China is a multi-ethnic country comprising 56 ethnic groups, including Han and 55 ethnic minority groups. In 2015, the number of ethnic minority children aged 0–17 in China was 31.11 million, accounting for 11.5 per cent of the total child population. This fact sheet describes and analyzes the status of China’s et...
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Population Status of Adolescents in China in 2015
Adolescence, which takes places during the ages of 10 to 19 years, marks the beginning of many transitions – from childhood to adulthood, from school to the workplace and into society. Adolescents experience monumental changes in every aspect of their lives – physically, cognitively, emotionally and socially. Unde...
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UNICEF CHINA 2016 - 2020
Over the last five years, UNICEF China has kept its commitment to children’s rights at the centre of its work. We are proud of our impact. We have improved the health, development and protection of children, and we have always focused on the most vulnerable. We have seen UNICEF’s Barefoot Social Worker model devel...
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What Matters to UNICEF China
What the Government of China wants for the most disadvantaged children The Government's Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2011–2015) prioritizes universal access to essential public services and recognizes challenges in access for the most disadvantaged girls and boys (such as orphans, children with disabilities and childre...
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Highlights of Population Status of Children in China in 2015
Children are future of the world and the state of their well-being lays the foundation for the future of population and societies. Understanding the facts and figures of the status of China's child population can help to inspire thoughts and actions for creating a better future for children. Based on data from the 2015 1% National Population Sample Survey and previous censuses and inter-census surveys on the description and analyses of the status...
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Ethnic Minority Children in China
The data presented in PART I of this factsheet is mainly from the Sixth Population Census conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS) in 2010, as well as from previous NBS censuses. The data source of PART II is the China Household Ethnicity Survey (CHES) conducted by the Institute of Ethnology a...
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Generation 2030 Africa
Four in 10 of the world's people will be African by the end of this century Africa has experienced a marked increase in its population in last few decades. Its current population is five times its size in 1950. And the continent's rapid population expansion is set to continue, with its inhabitants doubling from 1....