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Sub-Saharan Africa Sees No Improvement in Child Poverty - Report

A new report by the World Bank and UNICEF has said that despite global progress in reducing extreme child poverty, Sub-Saharan Africa has not improved in the past decade, with more than half of its children living below the poverty line.

The region still faces a significant problem with extreme poverty, even as the global numbers have dropped from 507 million in 2014 to 412 million in 2024. About one in five children worldwide lives in extreme poverty, which means their households survive on less than $3 a day. A UNICEF study in Nigeria revealed that 69.2% of children in Kano State lack access to education, healthcare, nutrition, and shelter. Nearly 60% also live in monetary poverty.

UNICEF has urged governments to increase budgetary allocations for child-focused programmes and also called on the media to raise awareness on children's rights, school enrolment, and the dangers of violence against children.

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Esther Mwema plays with her two children, Dina Asifiwe, left, and Madina Tumusifu, outside their tent at a camp for displaced people in Munigi.

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