Acknowledgements This report was produced with the invaluable guidance and contributions of many individuals,both inside and outside of UNICEF.Important contributions for country panels were received from the following UNICEF field offices: Cote d'Ivoire,Ethiopia,Haiti,India,Jordan,Mexico,Philippines,Ukraine and the US Fund for UNICEF.Input was also received from UNICEF regional offices and the World Health Organization's Adolescent Health and Development Team.Special thanks also to UNICEF's Adolescent Development and Participation Unit for their contributions, guidance and support.And thanks to adolescents from around the world who contributed quotations and other submissions for the print report and the website. The State of the World's Children 2011 invited adult and adolescent contributors from a variety of stakeholder groups to give their perspectives on the distinct challenges adolescents face today in protection,education,health and participation.Our gratitude is extended to the contributors presented in this report:His Excellency Mr.Anote Tong, President of the Republic of Kiribati;Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium;Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned;Emmanuel Adebayor;Saeda Almatari;Regynnah Awino;Meenakshi Dunga;Lara Dutta;Maria Eitel;Brenda Garcia;Urs Gasser;Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda;Colin Maclay;Cian McLeod;Paolo Najera;John Palfrey; Aown Shahzad;and Maria Sharapova.These essays represent a selection of the full series of Perspectives available at <www.unicef.org/sowc2011>. Special thanks also to Ayman Abulaban;Gloria Adutwum;Rita Azar;Gerrit Beger;Tina Bille;Soha Bsat Boustani; Marissa Buckanoff;Abubakar Dungus;Abdel Rahman Ghandour;Omar Gharzeddine;Shazia Hassan;Carmen Higa; Donna Hoerder;Aristide Horugavye;Oksana Leshchenko;Isabelle Marneffe;Francesca Montini;Jussi Ojutkangas; and Arturo Romboli for their assistance with the Perspectives essay series and Technology panels.Special thanks also to Meena Cabral de Mello of WHO's Adolescent Health and Development Team for her assistance with the panel on adolescent mental health. EDITORIAL AND RESEARCH STATISTICAL TABLES David Anthony,Editor;Chris Brazier,Principal Writer; Tessa Wardlaw,Associate Director,Statistics and Maritza Ascencios;Marilia Di Noia;Hirut Gebre- Monitoring Section,Division of Policy and Practice; Egziabher;Anna Grojec;Carol Holmes;Tina Johnson; Priscilla Akwara;David Brown;Danielle Burke; Robert Lehrman;Celine Little;Charlotte Maitre; Xiaodong Cai;Claudia Cappa;Liliana Carvajal; Meedan Mekonnen;Kristin Moehlmann;Baishalee Archana Dwivedi;Anne Genereaux;Rouslan Karimov; Nayak;Arati Rao;Anne Santiago;Shobana Shankar; Rolf Luyendijk;Nyein Nyein Lwin;Colleen Murray; Julia Szczuka;Jordan Tamagni;Judith Yemane Holly Newby;Elizabeth Hom-Phathanothai; Khin Wityee Oo;Danzhen You PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION Jaclyn Tierney,Production Officer;Edward Ying,Jr.; PROGRAMME,AND POLICY AND Germain Ake;Fanuel Endalew;Eki Kairupan;Farid COMMUNICATION GUIDANCE Rashid:Elias Salem UNICEF Programme Division,Division of Policy and Practice,Division of Communication,and Innocenti TRANSLATION Research Centre,with particular thanks to Saad Houry, French edition:Marc Chalamet Deputy Executive Director;Hilde Frafjord Johnson, Spanish edition:Carlos Perellon Deputy Executive Director;Nicholas Alipui,Director, Programme Division;Richard Morgan,Director,Division MEDIA AND OUTREACH of Policy and Practice;Khaled Mansour,Director, Christopher de Bono;Kathryn Donovan;Erica Falkenstein; Division of Communication;Maniza Zaman,Deputy Janine Kandel;Celine Little;Lorna O'Hanlon Director,Programme Division;Dan Rohrmann,Deputy Director,Programme Division;Susan Bissell,Associate INTERNET BROADCAST AND IMAGE SECTION Director,Programme Division;Rina Gill,Associate Stephen Cassidy;Matthew Cortellesi;Keith Musselman; Director,Division of Policy and Practice;Wivina Ellen Tolmie;Tanya Turkovich Belmonte,Deputy Director,Division of Communication; Catherine Langevin-Falcon;Naseem Awl;Paula DESIGN AND PRE-PRESS PRODUCTION Claycomb;Beatrice Duncan;Vidar Ekehaug;Maria Cristina Gallegos;Victor Karunan;and Mima Perisic. Prographics,Inc. PRINTING Hatteras Press i THE STATE OF THE WORLD'S CHILDREN 2011ii THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN 2011 This report was produced with the invaluable guidance and contributions of many individuals, both inside and outside of UNICEF. Important contributions for country panels were received from the following UNICEF field offices: Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Jordan, Mexico, Philippines, Ukraine and the US Fund for UNICEF. Input was also received from UNICEF regional offices and the World Health Organization’s Adolescent Health and Development Team. Special thanks also to UNICEF’s Adolescent Development and Participation Unit for their contributions, guidance and support. And thanks to adolescents from around the world who contributed quotations and other submissions for the print report and the website. The State of the World’s Children 2011 invited adult and adolescent contributors from a variety of stakeholder groups to give their perspectives on the distinct challenges adolescents face today in protection, education, health and participation. Our gratitude is extended to the contributors presented in this report: His Excellency Mr. Anote Tong, President of the Republic of Kiribati; Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium; Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned; Emmanuel Adebayor; Saeda Almatari; Regynnah Awino; Meenakshi Dunga; Lara Dutta; Maria Eitel; Brenda Garcia; Urs Gasser; Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda; Colin Maclay; Cian McLeod; Paolo Najera; John Palfrey; Aown Shahzad; and Maria Sharapova. These essays represent a selection of the full series of Perspectives available at <www.unicef.org/sowc2011>. Special thanks also to Ayman Abulaban; Gloria Adutwum; Rita Azar; Gerrit Beger; Tina Bille; Soha Bsat Boustani; Marissa Buckanoff; Abubakar Dungus; Abdel Rahman Ghandour; Omar Gharzeddine; Shazia Hassan; Carmen Higa; Donna Hoerder; Aristide Horugavye; Oksana Leshchenko; Isabelle Marneffe; Francesca Montini; Jussi Ojutkangas; and Arturo Romboli for their assistance with the Perspectives essay series and Technology panels. Special thanks also to Meena Cabral de Mello of WHO’s Adolescent Health and Development Team for her assistance with the panel on adolescent mental health. EDITORIAL AND RESEARCH David Anthony, Editor; Chris Brazier, Principal Writer; Maritza Ascencios; Marilia Di Noia; Hirut Gebre￾Egziabher; Anna Grojec; Carol Holmes; Tina Johnson; Robert Lehrman; Céline Little; Charlotte Maitre; Meedan Mekonnen; Kristin Moehlmann; Baishalee Nayak; Arati Rao; Anne Santiago; Shobana Shankar; Julia Szczuka; Jordan Tamagni; Judith Yemane PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION Jaclyn Tierney, Production Officer; Edward Ying, Jr.; Germain Ake; Fanuel Endalew; Eki Kairupan; Farid Rashid; Elias Salem TRANSLATION French edition: Marc Chalamet Spanish edition: Carlos Perellón MEDIA AND OUTREACH Christopher de Bono; Kathryn Donovan; Erica Falkenstein; Janine Kandel; Céline Little; Lorna O’Hanlon INTERNET BROADCAST AND IMAGE SECTION Stephen Cassidy; Matthew Cortellesi; Keith Musselman; Ellen Tolmie; Tanya Turkovich DESIGN AND PRE-PRESS PRODUCTION Prographics, Inc. STATISTICAL TABLES Tessa Wardlaw, Associate Director, Statistics and Monitoring Section, Division of Policy and Practice; Priscilla Akwara; David Brown; Danielle Burke; Xiaodong Cai; Claudia Cappa; Liliana Carvajal; Archana Dwivedi; Anne Genereaux; Rouslan Karimov; Rolf Luyendijk; Nyein Nyein Lwin; Colleen Murray; Holly Newby; Elizabeth Hom-Phathanothai; Khin Wityee Oo; Danzhen You PROGRAMME, AND POLICY AND COMMUNICATION GUIDANCE UNICEF Programme Division, Division of Policy and Practice, Division of Communication, and Innocenti Research Centre, with particular thanks to Saad Houry, Deputy Executive Director; Hilde Frafjord Johnson, Deputy Executive Director; Nicholas Alipui, Director, Programme Division; Richard Morgan, Director, Division of Policy and Practice; Khaled Mansour, Director, Division of Communication; Maniza Zaman, Deputy Director, Programme Division; Dan Rohrmann, Deputy Director, Programme Division; Susan Bissell, Associate Director, Programme Division; Rina Gill, Associate Director, Division of Policy and Practice; Wivina Belmonte, Deputy Director, Division of Communication; Catherine Langevin-Falcon; Naseem Awl; Paula Claycomb; Beatrice Duncan; Vidar Ekehaug; Maria Cristina Gallegos; Victor Karunan; and Mima Perisic. PRINTING Hatteras Press Acknowledgements