The number of children from COVID-19 pandemic poverty has soared to approximately 1.2 billion

The number of children from COVID-19 pandemic poverty has soared to approximately 1.2 billion

By Onlykhabar News Media Fri 25 September, 2020 ( about 5 years ago ) 🎤358 Viewersnational

Many of those children have been suffering from multiple deprivations that include lack of access to nutritious food and education.

The number of children living in poverty rose from an estimated 1.3 million before the pandemic to about seven million in August. This is a 15 per cent increase in the number of children living in deprivation in low and middle-income countries, or an additional 150 million children since the pandemic hit earlier this year. he number of children living in multi-dimensional poverty has soared to approximately 1.2 billion due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis published by UNICEF and Save the Children today.

In Nepal, COVID-19 has seriously impacted child poverty where children have been bearing the burden of poverty disproportionately.  The multi-dimensional poverty analysis uses data on access to education, healthcare, housing, nutrition, sanitation and water from more than 70 countries. Although measures of monetary poverty such as household income are important, they provide only a partial view of the plight of children living in poverty. “Families on the cusp of escaping poverty have been pulled back in, while others are experiencing levels of deprivation they have never seen before. We are closer to the beginning of this crisis than its end.” 

This also points to the need to implement multi-sectoral policies addressing health, education, nutrition, water and sanitation and housing deprivations to end multi-dimensional poverty. According to the statement, social protection, inclusive fiscal policies, investment in social services, and employment and labour market interventions to support families are critical to lifting children out of poverty and preventing further devastation.  Children, who lose out on education are more likely to be forced into child labour or early marriage and be trapped in a cycle of poverty for years to come.  There are not only more children experiencing poverty than before, the poorest children are getting poorer as well. Therefore the average number of deprivations suffered per child can be used to assess poverty among children.

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By Onlykhabar News Media Fri 25 September, 2020 🎤358 Viewersnational
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The number of children from COVID-19 pandemic poverty has soared to approximately 1.2 billion

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