THE MAJORITY OF POOR IN MEXICO ARE CHILDREN – UN REPORT

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THE MAJORITY OF POOR IN MEXICO ARE CHILDREN – UN REPORT
New York, Apr 3 2013 2:00PM
More than 20 million children and adolescents in Mexico are estimated
to live in poverty, and five million of them in extreme poverty, the
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today reported in a joint
study with the Mexican Government.

"The economy has grown well over the past years but this does not
always mean that the poor are better off," said the UNICEF
Representative in Mexico, Isabel Crowley. "The human development
indexes in some parts of Mexico are close to those of some of the
world's least developed countries."

According to the 'Child and Adolescent Poverty and Social Rights in
Mexico' study, produced by UNICEF and the national social policy
evaluation agency CONEVAL, children are overrepresented among the
poor.

According to 2010 figures, 46.2 per cent of Mexico's residents lived
in poverty – a figure that rises to 53.8 per cent among children.

The study also found that nearly 14 per cent of Mexican children under
five years of age are stunted, meaning they are slowed in their
development often as a result of malnutrition. The rate is higher in
rural areas and reaches nearly 33 per cent among indigenous children.

"These poverty levels reveal persistent and grave inequities in the
fulfilment of child rights," said Erika Strand, UNICEF's Chief of
Social Policy in Mexico.

"This situation requires an urgent public policy response, to ensure
equity and inclusion for all children in Mexico," Ms. Strand added.

The study highlights that child poverty is very damaging to the
individuals and the country overall. "When children live in poverty it
can have an irreversible impact on their development, and increases
the probability of being passed on to future generations," UNICEF said
in a news release.

It added that the joint study is also a "best practice in measuring
poverty" for the agency in upper middle-income countries.
Apr 3 2013 2:00PM
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