According to Unicef, at least 5, 000 street children roam Harare, rummaging in rubbish and begging.

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According to UNICEF estimates, some 100 to 150 million children around the world are street children.

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According to UNICEF, the United Nations' children's agency, 30% of Pakistanis have received less than two years' education.

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There are shortages of water, food and medical supplies there, according to UNICEF.

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Six million people live with HIV in South Africa, which accounts for one in 10 of the domestic population, according to UNICEF figures gathered in 2007.

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According to Unicef, the UN children's fund, the number of families from rich countries wanting to adopt children from poor countries has grown substantially in the past 30 years.

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According to a 2006 Unicef report, more than 125 million children under age 5, most from developing countries, live in households without access to a clean drinking-water source.

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According to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), around 40m children in sub-Saharan Africa get no basic teaching.

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