1. Incidence, depth and severity of children in poverty Alberto Minujin and Enrique Delamonica UNICEF

2. Incidence of poverty… RegionChildrenHouseholds %Number (000s)% Sub-Saharan Africa83264,4608482,336 South Asia82459,44481157,077 Middle East & North Africa6599,3546227,898 Latin America & Caribbean 3568,4933024,277 East Asia & Pacific23137,0542065,518 Developing World561,028,80448357,107

3. Depth of poverty… Number of deprivations Developing world Sub-Saharan Africa South AsiaMiddle East &North Africa Latin America & Caribbean East Asia & Pacific 0 (Not poor)521619387080 At least 1488481623020 116 18221514 21219231684 31019211241 461613821 5310531- 61411-- 7-1---- Total100

4. Depth of poverty…

5. Hypothetical example of two regions with the same incidence and depth but different severity of child poverty Number of deprivations01234 Households suffering from deprivationsA103610 Households suffering from deprivationsB104501

6. A possible index : But standard deviation is more intuitive

7. South Asia

8. Middle East and N. Africa

9. East Asia

10. A possible tool for UNICEF’s entry in policy dialogue

11. Socio-economic analysis and policy dialogue is uneven (COs/ROs/HQ). Good examples of engagement in SWAps and PRSPs (e.g. Ghana and Vietnam) Little coordination and support. UNICEF must enter and steer poverty debate Need for higher visibility and impact UNICEF internal workshop on PRSPs (April ’05, NY)

12. Monitor the focus of poverty reduction strategies, national development plans and donor activities on children and women. Annual Global Monitoring Report, working paper series, web- accessible information and database. Country and Regional offices participate in the process and “learn by doing”. Stimulate and upgrade evidence-based advocacy. Analyse the impact of policies, laws and budgets on children. Networking with academia and policy centers. Children and poverty reduction: Proposal for a Global Monitoring Programme (GMP)