EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT: A …

EARLY CHILDHOOD development : A STATISTICAL SNAPSHOTBuIldIng BeTTer BrAIns And susTAInABle OuTcOmes fOr chIldren UNICEF/NYHQ2009-0231/Estey UNICEF/NYHQ2004-1202/VitaleOVER 200 MILLION CHILDREN under 5 years of age in low- and middle-income countries and increasing numbers in OECD countries and emerging economies will face inequalities and fail to reach their full developmental potential because they grow up with a broad range of risk factors. These include, most notably, poverty; poor health, including malnutrition and infection with HIV; high levels of family and environmental stress and exposure to violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation; and inadequate care and learning These factors also include risks that result from emergencies related to conflict, climate change and global demographic shifts associated with migration and CHILDHOOD development (ECD) is one of the most cost-effective investments a country can make to build human capital and promote sustainable development .

I P O T ment, early school & EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT E D U C A T I N R O T E C T I N H E A L H & N U T R T I O N S T I M U L A T I O N C A R E Early stimulation and interaction with parents and caregivers jumpstart brain

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