UNICEF: 333 Million Children In The World Are In The Grip Of Extreme Poverty

The United Nations (UN) Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that 333 million children, approximately 1 in 6 of the world’s child population, live in extreme poverty. UNICEF and the World Bank jointly prepared a report titled “Children Living in Poverty According to the International Hunger Line”.

The report pointed out that the number of children living below the $2.15 per day limit and considered “extreme poverty” decreased by 13 percent from 2013 to 2022, from 383 million to 333 million, and stated that 30 million children were left behind the target due to the Covid-19 epidemic.

The report pointed out that the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals will also be discussed at the UN General Assembly meetings that will start in New York next week, and noted that the goal of ending child poverty by 2030 will not be achieved if this pace continues.

The report pointed out that the Sub-Saharan Africa region bears the greatest burden of child poverty and stated that 40 percent of the world’s “extreme poverty” children are in this region.

The report also pointed out that the child poverty rate in this region, which was 54.8 percent in 2013, increased to 71.1 percent in 2022. In the report, UNICEF and the World Bank called on governments and stakeholders to prioritize this issue to end child poverty.

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