By the World day of the child of the United Nations has defined, in what country to be born worst of all

On Friday on which in it to year the World day of the child has dropped out, 50 years of the Declaration of the rights of the child and 20 years of the Convention on the rights of the child of the United Nations are executed. Children’s fund of the United Nations – the UNICEF – has prepared the annual report for these dates, devoted to problems of minors in the various countries, and has established the state where to be born most dangerously.

The most bad place for children in the world is Afghanistan, experts of the organization consider, and position of girls there is even heavier, than position of boys. Children’s death rate in the country the highest in the world: 257 cases on one thousand born, are cited data by agency Reuters.

For the last year the Afghani Islamite’s of 317 times attacked schools, having killed 124 persons and having wounded 290 more. Many children, especially girls in this connection throw study. Besides a proceeding war with talibs, children suffer from illnesses, not having access to vaccines, 70 % of the population do not receive in enough even potable water. On 43 % of territory of the country the charitable organizations cannot assist requiring.

As to Russia here position of children for last years has improved, ascertains the United Nations. If in 1999 23 children from thousand did not live till five years, now this parameter was cut almost by half. ” Nevertheless, much should be made still “, – regional director of UNICEF on the countries Central and the East Europe and has recognized on Friday at press conference in ITAR-TASS the CIS Stephen Alain.

Earlier the representative of UNICEF in Russia   has mentioned among positive changes ” acceptance of new laws and improvement of system of the help to families, allocation of significant means from the state budget on realization of social programs “. In regions there were representatives by the rights of the child, the similar post is entered at a federal level, it has reminded. President Dmitry Medvedev promised to provide to children-invalids a unimpeded access to school education.

Among the main children’s problems the representative of the United Nations has named homelessness: ” 730 thousand children still remain without care of parents, and the number of pupils of children’s homes and boarding schools is not reduced, making today 156 thousand person “. The representative by the rights of the child at the president of the Russian Federation Alexey Golovan has added, that Russia unique of former republics USSR did not ratify an optional protocol to the Convention on the rights of the child, concerning trade in children, children’s prostitution and a pornography.

The convention on the rights of the child was accepted with 192 countries, more than 70 states have included the rights of children in national legislations. Did not ratify the document only two members of the United Nations – Somalia and the USA. Soviet Union ratified the convention in 1990.