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Children play outside a metal polishing workshop in the Shivnagar Mohalla slum in India.
Programme
11/18/2019
Child poverty
Children are more likely to live in poverty than adults. They’re also more vulnerable to its effects.
Ukraine. Two children stand near their home.
Press release
12/11/2020
Child poverty will remain above pre-COVID levels for at least five years in high-income countries - UNICEF
In high-income countries, only 2 per cent of fiscal stimulus was allocated specifically to support children during the first wave of COVID-19; a better balance of spending that provides more direct support to children is urgently needed
UNICEF/UN0320195/Baholis
Press release
10/19/2020
1 in 6 children lives in extreme poverty, World Bank-UNICEF analysis shows
The pre-COVID-19 analysis reveals that 356 million children struggle to survive on less than $1.90 a day, two-thirds of them in sub-Saharan Africa
Guatemala. A woman stands with her family.
Article
10/16/2020
Protecting families from the economic impact of COVID-19
The pandemic has taken a devastating toll on families. But cash transfers are helping ease the strain
Asia Nabil Jamal is learning the correct way to wash her hands in Sana'a, Yemen.
Report
10/13/2020
UNICEF’s social protection response to COVID-19
Strengthening social protection systems before, during and after crises
On 6 August 2020, psychologist Olena Davydova (left) meets with a family in Bilokurakyno, Eastern Ukraine.
Press release
09/16/2020
150 million additional children plunged into poverty due to COVID-19, UNICEF, Save the Children say
New analysis reveals the number of children living in multidimensional poverty – without access to education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation, or water – has increased by 15 per cent since the start of the pandemic
A young girl resting her head on her hand smiling
Annual Report
07/18/2020
Global annual results report 2019: Goal Area 5
Progress, results achieved and lessons from 2019 under Goal Area 5: Every child has an equitable chance in life
Children sit in a boat.
Partner site
06/23/2020
Economic fallout from COVID-19 tightens its grip on children
Children will bear the brunt of COVID-19 long after the pandemic is over
Yana, 12, Lyubov, 10, Arina, 13 and Daniil, 7 months, sit in the living room of their small rented house in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
Press release
06/16/2020
Universal child benefits critical in reducing poverty, new ODI and UNICEF report finds
As the economic fallout of COVID-19 deepens, investment in social protection systems key to protecting families from catastrophic levels of deprivation and financial hardship
Yana, 12, Lyubov, 10, Arina, 13 and Daniil, 7 months, sit in the living room of their small rented house in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
Press release
05/27/2020
COVID-19: Number of children living in household poverty to soar by up to 86 million by end of year
New analysis from Save the Children and UNICEF reveals that without urgent action, the number of children living in poor households across low- and middle-income countries could increase by 15 per cent, to reach 672 million
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