UNICEF’s business is children, not the workings of the international economy. In its every-day work in over 100 developing nations UNICEF is brought up against a face of today’s international economic problems which is not seen in the corridors of financial power, not reflected in the statistics of debt service ratios, not seated at the conference tables of debt negotiations. It is in the face of a child. It is the young child whose growing mind and body is susceptible to permanent damage from even temporary deprivation. The human brain and body are formed within the first five years of life and there is no second chance. It is the young child whose individual development today and whose social contribution tomorrow are being shaped by the economics of now. It is the young child who is paying the highest of all prices.
联合国儿童基金组织的工作中心是儿童而不是国际经济。联合国儿童基金组织每天都在全球100多个发展中国家开展工作。在这些工作中,联合国儿童基金组织遇到了一些国际经济问题,这些问题不会在金融大亨的走廊里看到,不会在债券汇率的数据中反映出来,也不会在债务谈判桌上被提及,这些问题反映在孩子们的脸上: 儿童正在发育的身心正在受到哪怕是暂时性贫困的伤害。人类的大脑和身体在5岁之前发育完成而且不可能有第二次机会。正是现在的经济援助决定着孩子们今天的发展和明天对社会的贡献,而也正是这些稚嫩的孩子们在为此付出最昂贵的代价。
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