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EDITOR IN CHIEF- ABDULLAH BIN SALIM AL SHUEILI

Half of world’s poor are children

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New York: Half of those living in poverty around the world are under 18 years of age, according to UN data released on Thursday.


Some 1.3 billion people — almost a quarter of the population in the 104 countries considered in the study — are classified as poor. Some 662 million children are among them. The data considers health, education and living standards — those living in poverty lack access to necessities such as clean water, sanitation, electricity, adequate nutrition or primary education.


The vast majority of those considered poor —1.1 billion — live in rural areas, where poverty rates are four times higher than those living in urban areas, according to the poverty index compiled by the UN Development Programme and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative. — dpa


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