Child poverty

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Child labour, hunger and poverty in Burma

About a fifth of mankind still live in abject poverty, dispute the numerous national and global efforts during the past years on the first target of the Millennium Development Goals which aimed to decrease extreme poverty by one-half by the year 2015. Abdou Touray, Programme Specialist – Poverty and MDGs at the United Nations Development Programme country office in The Gambia said as of 2011 the poorest 40 percent of the world’s population account for 5 percent of global income and the…

The draft Juvenile Justice Bill, 2014, provides a comprehensive mechanism to deal with children in conflict with law as well as children who are in need of care and protection

With 38 million facing starvation, "business as usual will not do" On a scale not seen in Africa in nearly two decades, famine is once again stalking the continent. According to estimates by the UN's World Food Programme (WFP), as many as 38 million Africans are living under the threat of starvation, and many will succumb if emergency relief does not reach them in time. As of mid-2002, famine conditions were concentrated mainly in Southern Africa, but by the end of the year they had emerged…

Children: The victims of War! Yes, you heard it right or can we say you read it right. Good day and Assalamu alaikum everyone! This article is the first one in Exploiting Innocence of Children- A series. Today we will be looking into the impacts of war on children, especially the psychological and physiological impacts. Recent events around the world especially in Palestine, Afghanistan, Columbia, Yemen, and in many more places have led to the distress of people all around the world…

What are the causes of child labour in India? What role does education play in regard to child labour in India? A critical analysis of the answers to these questions may lead in the direction of a possible solution.