Amartya Sen's work on poverty can be classified in three categories.  One aspect deals with the refinement and accurate description of income poverty. His path breaking contributions regarding the axioms that a poverty measurement should adhere to laid the groundwork......

Recently, the first ever estimate of the number of children living poverty in developing countries was undertaken. The incidence of child poverty was estimated by establishing how many children suffer severe deprivation in at least one out of seven indicators......

In 1989, the Convention on the Rights of the Child came into effect to provide children - in both rich and poor countries - the right to a childhood in which they can learn, play, be healthy, and develop.

However, 15......