Children, youth and conflict
The Child Development Index: Holding governments to account for children's wellbeing
Authors:
; Save the Children
Publisher:
Save the Children Fund , 2008
Save the Children UK has just launched a ground-breaking publication - The Child Development Index.
This is the first-ever global index comparing countries' performance on child well-being. It uses child-specific indicators in health, education and nutrition to rank countries in every region of the world. It is a vital tool for policy-making and development analysis worldwide.
Until now, no mechanism existed to measure child well-being across the world and the index has revealed some surprising findings
"The Child Development Index fills a gap in policy-making. For the first time we can assess development across countries not only on the basis of economic growth or dollar-a-day poverty, but in terms of how children are faring - This Index will make Governments aware of their country's progress and help them to address it."?Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the Africa Development Bank
