»Mehr als 69 Millionen Kinder leben in Armut – auch in einigen der reichsten Länder der Welt«

Poverty is often defined by income. But for most children, poverty is about more than just money. It is about growing up in a home without enough heat or nutritious food. Poverty means no new clothes, no telephone and no money for a birthday celebration.

Across 40 of the world’s richest countries, over 69 million children are living in income poverty. Poverty is a blight on their childhoods, and the consequences of being poor last a lifetime. Children in poor households have much reduced chances of completing a good education. In some countries, a person born in a deprived area is likely to live 8–9 years fewer than a person born in a wealthy area. Tackling child poverty is therefore a matter of basic rights and of justice.

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