More children worldwide are going to school and fewer are dying in infancy compared to a decade ago, according to a new report by Save the Children. However, the report also found an increase in child hunger in the poorest countries. While school attendance and infant mortality have improved due to local economic growth in developing regions and a focus on education and health in international aid, child malnutrition is rising because of high food prices and inequality. Save the Children called for more investment in small-scale agriculture and support for women farmers to address this hidden problem of hunger.
2. Good news for children ???
New research says significantly
more children worldwide are
going to school compared with a
decade ago and fewer of them
are dying in infancy
But a report by the international
charity Save the Children also
says there has been a worrying
increase in child hunger in the
poorest countries
3. Good news for children
This is a rare charity report bringing good news. It says that around
the world the chances of a child going to school have risen by one
third compared with the 1990s - and the prospect of children dying
in their infancy has also been cut by about a third
1990 - 2000 2010 - 2012
4. Good news for children
This is partly explained, Save the Children says, by local economic
growth in the developing continents of Africa and Asia. It also
reflects international aid policies which have tended to
concentrate on education and health - in aid circles schools and
hospitals are sometimes called the "Darlings of the Donors".
5. Good news for children???
But the report also warns
that underlying child malnutrition is on the rise because of
high food prices and global inequality. This is a more
hidden problem, and more difficult to tackle. Save the
Children said it welcomed the idea of a Hunger Summit due
to be held in London during the Olympics.
6. Good news for children
It called on donor countries to invest more in
small scale agriculture and especially to support
women farmers
7. Good news for children
The report said developing country governments should
concentrate on reducing income inequalities and improving
health care for mothers.
