UNICEF:America has highest child poverty

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Fri, Jun 16, 2017, 04:15 PM

UNICEF America has highest child poverty

Paris June 16: A shocking news was delivered yesterday.
UNICEF a United Nations Children's Agency organization has a published a report recently on the status of children living in the developed nations. The main Highlights of the report are

* 20 % of children in rich countries live in relative poverty.

* High incomes may not lead to improved outcomes for all children.

* All governments have failed to take action in eliminating
inequality in child welfare.

* Denmark, Iceland, and Norway have fewer children living in
poverty with 1 in 10.

* 33 % of children live in relative poverty in Israel and Romania.

* Germany, Switzerland, South Korea, Slovenia and the Netherlands
have less child poverty

* Countries belonging to Southern and Eastern European states
have the highest rate of child poverty.

* 30 percent of children in the USA live in poverty and is higher
then the global average of 20 %.

* 1 in 8 children faces malnutrition in the developed world.

* US and UK children have 1 in 5 children suffer malnutrition

* Mexico and Turkey have a high rate of malnutrition such as 1 in 3.

* Finland and Japan, students of 1 in 5 don't have the minimum
literacy skills.

Finally, Let's hope that Developed nations take steps to provide good education and food to children to prevent them from living in Poverty.