Child Poverty & Wellbeing

	Children Living in Poverty Is the issue of children living in poverty recognized by and incorporated into antipoverty strategies? Who are the children living in poverty? Have governments, civil society organizations, and international organizations... read more Posted on 11-23-2009

	Health Policy in Relation to Improving Equity in Child Health This article explores the relationship between poverty and ill health in childhood in the United Kingdom and the United States. It argues that lifting children out of poverty is among... read more Posted on 11-22-2009

	UNICEF Conference: A New Approach to Child Poverty in Vietnam, Nov. 26-27, 2009 It is now widely recognised at the global level that child poverty is qualitatively different from adult poverty or household poverty as conventionally measured by most countries. “Children living in... read more Posted on 11-20-2009

	Natural resources and chronic poverty Natural resources perform multiple functions as a driver, maintainer, potential exit route, and also an effective escape mechanism in the context of poverty dynamics, especially in a predominantly agrarian economy... read more Posted on 11-18-2009

	The Effects of Parental Death and Chronic Poverty on Children’s Education and Health: Evidence from Indonesia What are the impacts of of parental death and chronic poverty on children's education and health in Indonesia? This paper estimates the short- and long-term effects of maternal and paternal... read more Posted on 11-18-2009

	Research on Poverty, Development and Health in Latin America On October 1-2, 2009, CROP, The Latin America committee/UiB, HEMIL Centre/UiB, CMI (‘Right to health through litigation’ project), and NorLARNet at the University of Bergen. "Across continents and including in... read more Posted on 11-15-2007

	Child Poverty in South Asia UNICEF has released data showing that almost half of South Asia's total population of children - almost 300 million - are living in poverty. At a conference in Dhaka on... read more Posted on 11-12-2009

	UNICEF Thematic Reports on Child Poverty in West and Central Africa UNICEF’s Regional Office for West and Central Africa has commissioned a major study on social protection and children in the region with the aim of understanding better the existing state... read more Posted on 09-06-2009

	Update on UNICEF’s Global Study on Child Disparity The Global Study on Child Poverty and Disparities was carried out in 40+ countries and seven regions in 2007-2009 through UNICEF support, using MICS, DHS and other available data. It... read more Posted on 10-03-2009

	Making the Case for Measuring Child Poverty: Alberto Minujin for UNICEF Child Poverty Insights For the first issue of Child Poverty Insights, Professor Alberto Minujin addresses the importance of a multidimensional approach to child poverty. Minujin notes that there is no uniform approach for... read more Posted on 10-03-2009

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Child Poverty
Child poverty is a problem experienced by children and young people globally. It differs from adult poverty in terms of its short and long term effects; for instance, even children suffer from short periods of deprivation these can lead to...