Eurochild convention marks 20 years of fighting for child rights
Child poverty led the agenda at the annual convention of Eurochild, the European Union’s leading child rights umbrella organisation.Read more
European Child Guarantee – what has it delivered so far?
Children’s rights regulators from across the EU have met in Brussels to mark the third anniversary of the European Child Guarantee and highlight the work being done in all their respective countries.Read more
Child poverty will be ‘critical’ election issue in UK General Election
With voters in the United Kingdom getting ready to go to the polls in just over two weeks’ time, child poverty campaigners are highlighting the importance of this most critical issue in the battle for...Read moreChildren with special health needs are more likely to come from poorer neighbourhoods
Childrenās health depends a great deal on where they live. Those who spend their early years in deprived neighbourhoods – measured using a combination of variables, including the percentage of residents with low income or...Read more
‘Millions of EU children face increasing risks of poverty and poor mental health
Millions of children across the European Union face an increasing risk of poverty and poor mental health.Read more
The UKās two-child limit on benefits is hurting the poorest families – poverty experts on why it should beĀ abolished
Under the UKās two-child limit, families on benefit receive a payment for each of their first two children, but no more for any additional children.Read moreChild poverty is on the rise in Canada, putting over one million kids at risk of life-long negativeĀ effects
At first glance, Canada ranks among the top third of countries for its work in addressing child poverty. But that isnāt the whole story.Read more
A Global Action Plan to transform slums and help children thrive was approved: but where is the money?
Over one billion people – including close to 500 million children – live in slums and informal settlements, mostly in cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In 2023, the UN-Habitat Assembly approved a historic...Read more
Candles lit across Switzerland symbolise ‘solidarity’ for families in poverty
Thousands of candles have been burning brightly in cities across Switzerland to highlight the plight of children and families living in poverty.Read moreUN: World’s richest countries saw sharp rise in child poverty
A significant rise in child poverty was seen in 40 of the worldās richest countries between 2014 and 2021, says the UN Children’s Fund’s global research centre, Innocenti.Read more
Growing up with poverty, Illiteracy and racism ‘increases risk of contracting and succumbing to AIDS’ – Brazil study
Social determinants of health – the social conditions in which people grow up, live and work – can influence the risk of contracting AIDS and the mortality associatedĀ with the disease.Read moreUNICEF chief visits Brazilian cities to highlight child poverty
The head of UNICEF, Catherine Russell, has visited three Brazilian cities to highlight the plight of children in poverty and the risks to them posed by climate change and the environment. More than half of Brazil’s...Read more
NZ: Some improvement on tackling child poverty but native children still suffering the most
New Zealand’s government says the actions it took during the most challenging economic conditions in a generation or more has resulted in a significant drop in children going without regular food. But there is a warning...Read moreEU report on child poverty: ‘This is something we just cannot accept’
The impact on children of the war in Ukraine and rising child poverty are among the themes tackled in the 2023 annual report of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).Read more