Children who live below the poverty line in Vancouver are one of the key focus areas of a new open data dashboard tracking the city’s progress against health and wellbeing indicators.Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to more people using UK food banks for the first time, with families with children being the hardest hit, says a new report.
And the problem is set to get worse...Read more
National governments must give municipalities the financial and technical support needed to help protect vulnerable children living in cities worldwide from the far-reaching effects of COVID-19.Read more
India’s government has been told it must learn from this pandemic and create a robust, equitable and sustainable infrastructure for the urban poor – and especially its disease-prone children.
Unhygienic conditions and malnourishment presents a serious...Read more
Save The Children says more than a quarter of all families with children in Spain are living in poverty, with most of them in three-generation households.
The Families at Risk report is based on a detailed...Read more
The pressing issue of child poverty in western cities has brought together professionals from across the world to debate and share ideas for solutions to what has become a global concern.
Child Poverty in Western...Read more
Child poverty in western cities is a problem often masked by cities’ wealthier areas and conurbations. One such example is Leeds in northern England, which next month hosts the Child Poverty in Western Cities international...Read more
Child poverty in The Netherlands remains a significant problem, with around eight per cent of children officially defined as ‘poor’, says a report.
The Netherlands Institute for Social Research, (Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau, or SCP) which...Read more
