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.