Today more than 300 million children live in extreme poverty, struggling to survive on less than $2.15 per day. Nearly one billion children experience multidimensional poverty – lacking access to essential services like healthcare, education, and proper nutrition. These stark numbers aren’t just statistics; they represent a fundamental challenge to global development and social justice.

Over half of the 1.1 billion people living in multidimensional poverty worldwide are children, according to the 2024 update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). The 2024 global MPI, published annually by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme, was released on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This year’s joint report reveals the extent of child poverty around the world using the MPI and explores the links between poverty and conflict.

Children and youth are denied not only their fundamental human rights, but also the possibility to live their life to their fullest, today and in the future. This global scenario is examined in the most recent edition of the WeWorld Index,  a flagship product of ChildFund Alliance.

On Monday the 5th of December, members of the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty from around the world came together to reflect on our work in 2022 and develop our work plan for 2023 and beyond.

On Monday the 5th of December, members of the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty from around the world came together to reflect on our work in 2022 and develop our work plan for 2023 and beyond.

Netflix’s hit show "Maid" is the reality for hundreds of millions of children and their families worldwide.

It is well known that pandemics, natural disasters or other crisis events can pose a significant threat to our mental health. During COVID-19, the pandemic, the lockdown measures, and the new phenomenon known as infodemic have been causing psychological distress or mental health issues.

As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, government policies around the world may have inadvertently affected the mental wellbeing of children.