The state of the world's children 2012: children in an urban world

Discusses the plight of children living in urban areas in terms of the kind of environment that they are exposed to when growing up, the challenges that the children face when living in this urban areas as well as various measures that the government and the non-governmental organizations have taken in ensuring that some if not all of these challenges are alleviated. Brings to our attention the harsh reality on the exposure of children to hard labour at a tender age when they should be studying in school. This is because of the high levels of poverty that come with city life forcing them to work in order to supplement their parents? income. In extreme cases, children are usually the sole bread winners having been orphaned at a tender age, or if their parents are ailing.|Exposes us to the vulnerability of children in urban areas to violence and crimes during the conduction of their day to day activities