TY - BOOK ED - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). TI - Children in an urban world : : the state of the world's children 2012 / SN - 9789280645972 AV - Pamphlet HQ792.2. C455 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - New York, NY : PB - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), KW - Poor children KW - Developing countries. KW - Children KW - Health and hygiene KW - Legal status, laws, etc. KW - Children's rights N1 - Cover title. “February 2012”. “UNICEF ; unite for children”—cover page ; Contents: Children in an increasingly urban world—Children's rights in an urban setting—Urban challenges—Towards cities for children—Uniting for children in an urban world—Panels—Focus on—Perspectives. N2 - Abstract: "More than half of the world's 7 billion people now live in urban areas. What does this mean for children? UNICEF has dedicated the 2012 edition of its flagship report, The State of the World's Children, to the situation of children growing up in urban settings. Cities are known to generate economic growth - but, as the report reveals, not all children are benefiting from urban expansion. In this increasingly urban world, the absence of a sustained focus on child rights means that some children are being left behind"—Publisher website. ER -