Tag: #EndChildPoverty
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UNICEF REPORT REVEALS 20% OF WORLD’S CHILDREN LIVE IN EXTREME POVERTY, MOSTLY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND SOUTH ASIA
A UNICEF report warns that nearly 20 percent of children worldwide survive on less than $3 a day, with almost 90 percent living in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Even in wealthy countries, 23 percent of children live with significantly less income than their peers. UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell stressed that ending child poverty…
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WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY 2025: NIGERIAN CHILDREN DEMAND SAFETY, EDUCATION, AND WELL-BEING FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE
On World Children’s Day 2025 in Abuja, Nigerian children voiced powerful calls for urgent government and stakeholder action to prioritize their safety, education, nutrition, and overall well-being. The event, themed “The Future of Nigeria’s Children: Voices, Vision, and Action,” emphasized that children are Nigeria’s greatest resource and foundational to national progress. Youth speakers lamented the…
