African crisis: the human dimension special UNICEF report on the future of Africa's children.

From: UN Chronicle | Date: April 1, 1986 | Copyright information

African Crisis: The Human Dimension Special UNICEF report on the future of Africa's children

So begins a special report, Within Human Reach: A Future for Africa's Children, prepared by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). According to UNICEF, neglect of the human costs of the African crisis has obscured a full understanding of the "scenario for disaster' that has been unfolding on that continent over the past two decades.

"In its day-to-day work in the continent, UNICEF is faced with the maluntrition and ill health which claim the lives of nearly 4 million ...

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