CONDITION OF CHILDREN WORLDWIDE
COVA (Confederation of Voluntary Associations)
According to UNICEF, 24,000 children die each day due to poverty. And they “die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death.”
According to UNICEF, 24,000 children die each day due to poverty. And they “die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death.”
Number of children in the world – 2.2 billion
Number in poverty 1 billion (every second child)
Shelter, safe water and health for the 1.9 billion children from the developing world:
– 640 million without adequate shelter (1 in 3)
– 400 million with no access to safe water (1 in 5)
– 270 million with no access to health services (1 in 7)
– Children out of education worldwide 121 million
Survival for children Worldwide::
– 10.6 million died in 2003 before they reached the age of 5 (same as children population in France, Germany, Greece and Italy)
– 1.4 million die each year from lack of access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation
Health of children Worldwide:
– 2.2 million children die each year because they are not immunized
– 15 million children orphaned due to HIV/AIDS (similar to the total children population in Germany or United Kingdom)
Around 27-28 percent of all children in developing countries are estimated to be underweight or stunted. The two regions that account for the bulk of the deficit are South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
Based on enrolment data, about 72 million children of primary school age in the developing world were not in school in 2005; 57 per cent of them were girls. And these are regarded as optimisitic numbers
Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.
If current trends continue, the Millennium Development Goals target of halving the proportion of underweight children will be missed by 30 million children, largely because of slow progress in Southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
(Source: Global Issues)
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