Global poverty

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The draft Juvenile Justice Bill, 2014, provides a comprehensive mechanism to deal with children in conflict with law as well as children who are in need of care and protection

I think it is almost impossible to realize an up-scale world without poverty. Even if we change the appearance of the houses in slums, it will not change the fact of poor. However, I really hope that this could become true.

According to a recent UNICEF report, nearly a quarter of children globally face severe food poverty. This crisis affects 486 million children under 15, living in households with less than $1.90 per person per day for food. The report underscores the dire impact of food poverty on children's health and education. Malnutrition, stunting, and dropping out of school are common consequences. African nations are hit hardest, with over 40% of children experiencing extreme food…

Street Children in the Philippines www.littlechildren.org #littlechildrenoftheworld #littlechildrenofthephilippines

With the global hunger crisis rising, there are a lot of people who could really use your help.

Poverty in other countries is not comparable to the poverty in the US. As we see in this picture how families have to live in slums and even bathe in dirty water every day of their lives. According to UNICEF more than 22,000 children die from poverty each day. Pictures like these allow people to understand and get a sense of what it is like to truly live in poverty.

This is a visualization of food Scarcity in India. Food scarcity is when there isn't enough food available for everyone.This photo shows how little food there is and how many empty hands needing food. Those experiencing poverty often do not have access to resources such as food.

Rwanda: Exodus of Ugandan Teachers to Nation

About a fifth of mankind still live in abject poverty, dispute the numerous national and global efforts during the past years on the first target of the Millennium Development Goals which aimed to decrease extreme poverty by one-half by the year 2015. Abdou Touray, Programme Specialist – Poverty and MDGs at the United Nations Development Programme country office in The Gambia said as of 2011 the poorest 40 percent of the world’s population account for 5 percent of global income and the…

The unfortunate reality of healthcare received by the poor in Ethiopia. Crowded rooms, low supplies, inadequate care. No matter where you are, if you are living in poverty access to affordable (or ANY) healthcare becomes a luxury. Many people who are considered below the poverty line do anything they can to avoid hospitals and doctors because of how incredibly costly it can be.

Poverty in Chennai, India - The Borgen Project

Pictures of children were published in various newspapers to seek information about their parents

Globally the incidence of child labour decreased from 25% to 10% between 1960 and 2003, according to the World Bank. Nevertheless, the total number of child labourers remains high, with UNICEF and …