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The Progress of Nations, 1999
註釋This report summarizes the latest available statistics on international progress on children's well-being. Each of the report's sections contains a commentary, related statistics, and a discussion on progress and disparity in the section's particular area. Following a foreword by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan, the sections of the report are: (1) "The Roll of the Dice" (Carol Bellamy), discussing prospects for the world's six billionth child; (2) "A Priceless Legacy" (Sheikh Hasina), describing the success of the global campaign to eradicate polio and eliminate vitamin A deficiency; (3) "The AIDS Emergency" (Janat Mukwaya), discussing the disease's toll on women and children; and (4) "Debt Has a Child's Face" (Shridath Ramphal), exploring the effect on children of various nations' debt crises. (EV)