UNICEF: 1 in 5 children in world’s richest countries living in poverty

A sharp rise in child poverty was registered across some of the world’s richest countries between 2014 and 2021, according to a new report published on Wednesday by the UN Children’s Fund‘s global research centre, Innocenti.

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UNICEF: 1 in 5 children in world’s richest countries living in poverty

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