|© UNICEF Brazil/2006/Bonacini| |BRAZIL: This girl is just one
of more than 10 million children benefiting from reduced infant
mortality rates and increased access to school in Brazil's semi-
arid region.| UNICEF supports programme countries to conduct a
comprehensive analysis of children and women within the country
programme or national planning cycle. It is done in preparation
for or as an input to the review of the national development
plan and poverty reduction strategy. It forms part of the UN
contribution to country analytic work, including the Common
Country Assessment (CCA). It also supports national reporting to
the Child Rights and CEDAW Committee. Global Study on Child
Poverty and Disparities The Global Study on Child Poverty,
launched in 2007, is being carried out in 45 countries
worldwide. The Study Blog allows UNICEF focal points and
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