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Poverty
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Ending child poverty
UNICEF advocates for greater national investments in social protection and supports government efforts to track and monitor progress on poverty reduction.
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Who benefits from benefits?
Around the world, 333 million children live in extreme poverty. Children are twice as likely to live in extreme poverty than adults. The climate crisis, conflict, and inflation continue to drive increases in poverty in much of the world, including in Europe and Central Asia. One of the most effective solutions to ...
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How does poverty affect children differently?
No one benefits from poverty. But for children, whose bodies, brains and nervous systems are still developing, poverty's impacts can be particularly consequential – potentially leading to developmental delays, mental health issues, poorer cognitive development and long-term health problems, among other challenges...
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1 in 4 children globally live in severe child food poverty due to inequity, conflict, and climate crises
NEW YORK, 6 June 2024 , – Around 181 million children worldwide under 5 years of age – or 1 in 4 – are experiencing severe child food poverty, making them up to 50 per cent more likely to experience wasting, a life-threatening form of malnutrition, a new UNICEF report reveals today. For the first time, Child Food...
Situation report
Analysis of monetary poverty and wellbeing of households with children in 2022
The analytical report contains statistical information on the general characteristics of households with children according to the area of residence, number of children, type of household, quintiles, presence of migrants in households, their level of poverty and wellbeing. The main source of information for the ca...
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Analysis of monetary poverty and wellbeing of households with children in 2019
The analytical report "Analysis of monetary poverty and wellbeing of households with children, based on 2019 Household Budget Survey results" contains statistical information on the general characteristics of households with children according to the area of residence, number of children, type of household, quinti...
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1 in 6 children lives in extreme poverty, World Bank-UNICEF analysis shows
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON D.C./Chisinau, 22 October 2020 –, An estimated 1 in 6 children – or 356 million globally – lived in extreme poverty before the pandemic, and this is set to worsen significantly, according to a new World Bank Group-UNICEF analysis released on 20 October. Global Estimate of Children in Monetary P...
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Analysis of Monetary Poverty and Wellbeing of Households with Children in 2018
Analysis of Monetary Poverty and Wellbeing of Households with Children, Based on 2018 Household Budget Survey Results. The Brief Note was developed within the UN joint programme on "Strengthening the National Statistical System" with the support of UNICEF.
Programme
Ending child poverty
The challenge, The legacy of child poverty can last a lifetime. Children in Moldova remain disproportionately poor. Although in 2015 social protection spending amounted to 13 per cent of Moldova’s GDP, more than 60 per cent of the social protection budget is spent on pensions. Less than half of families with child...