Impact of the Economic Crisis on Children
As the economic crisis hit East Asia and the Pacific, tugging further down a region already beleaguered by the weight of increased food and fuel prices, the UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office stepped up the impetus for social protection relief by assembling an influential gathering of analysts, academics and high-ranking government officials. It was the beginning of what has become a push for greater frontline monitoring of social impacts of the crisis and child-sensitive responses.
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