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Government sets out 'Ending Child Poverty' plans

The Government today set out plans to make sure every child gets the best start in life by tackling child poverty which can unfairly hold children back and prevent them from reaching their full potential. And today the Government is launch [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

County has state's lowest child poverty rate

In a state where 1 in 4 children under age 5 lives in poverty, Livingston County has the lowest childhood poverty rate in the state.Among Livingston County children under age five, 5.5 percent were living in poverty in 2007, according to st [...]

Posted On : Jan, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Child Poverty- endangering Yemens Youth, holding back develo...

Poverty and underdevelopment take their toll on children in many ways. Poor nutrition robs children of good health and slows their physical and mental development. Poor education closes possible avenues of economic advancement. But often ov [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2008 | Comments : 0

Five more children abandoned at Edhi Home

Hardly a day had passed since three unfortunate mothers had taken back their children they had earlier abandoned at the Edhi Home due to abject poverty, when five more children were brought to the centre. A father hailing from Tharparkar br [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Poverty locks children out of school

A significant number of Kenyans are not taking advantage of the free primary education programme due to lack of money and interest, a report has revealed.Costs of uniform and feeding are still a burden to some parents, says the Labour Force [...]

Posted On : Nov, 20 2008 | Comments : 0

50 percent more US children went hungry in 2007

Some 691,000 children went hungry in America sometime in 2007, while close to one in eight Americans struggled to feed themselves adequately even before this year's sharp economic downtown, the Agriculture Department reported Monday. The d [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2008 | Comments : 0

20% of children below poverty line

Just under twenty per cent of Hungarian children are living below acceptable ‘child well-being’ levels, the annual conference organised by international child welfare organisation Eurochild and the Hungarian charity Family, Chil [...]

Posted On : Nov, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

Child-poverty work is essential

Louisiana has stepped up its drive to reduce child poverty. At a Baton Rouge meeting last week, more than a dozen state agencies and nonprofits joined in a comprehensive program aimed at a 50 percent reduction during the next 10 years. The [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Cost of child poverty is at least 25bn a year

Child poverty is costing Britain at least £25bn a year, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation reveals today. Researchers have found that the government spends £12bn a year on services to remedy consequences of childhood deprivation suc [...]

Posted On : Oct, 23 2008 | Comments : 0

Survey results lead to calls for action on child poverty

THREE out of every four children in a Neath community are living in or on the brink of poverty.Shocking statistics produced by the Campaign to End Child Poverty have revealed hundreds of youngsters from Briton Ferry West are living in famil [...]

Posted On : Oct, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Children suffer most as US poverty rises

More than 37 million Americans live in poverty and nearly 46 million have no health insurance, with children bearing a disproportionate share of the burden, an official report showed Tuesday. Highlighting key issues in the race for the pre [...]

Posted On : Aug, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

UNICEF releases gloomy report on India child health

Warning to India, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that despite of robust economic growth, India has failed to provide basic healthcare for its poorest children and child mortality rates remain high, a UNICEF report re [...]

Posted On : Aug, 07 2008 | Comments : 0

Ontario Leads In Child Poverty

One in eight children in Canada – 788,000 in all – are living in [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

Child Poverty Rates Rising In Utah

The poverty rang among children in Utah's largest city grew from 19 percent in 1999 to 28.4 percent in 2006, according to new data from the U.S. Census bureau. The statewide poverty rate for Utah children rose slightly in those years, g [...]