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child-poverty
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swissinfo.chworld40 days ago
UNICEF Report Finds Large Gaps in Child Health and Academic Outcomes Between Rich and Poor Households in Wealthy Countries
Report Card 20, published on 12 May 2026, finds stark gaps in wellbeing across 44 OECD and high-income countries. Children in the most unequal nations are 1.7 times more likely to be overweight and face sharply lower academic proficiency rates. UNICEF Innocenti Director Bo Viktor…
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citizen.co.zafinance52 days ago
One-Third of Spain's Children Face Poverty Despite Economic Outperformance
Around a third of children in Spain are at risk of poverty and social exclusion, according to recent data, even as the country's economy outperforms other major EU peers. Government efforts to address this include a proposed universal childcare benefit. Volunteers and nonprofits…