The world’s financial and economic crisis has taken a toll on children and poor households. High food and commodity …

The 21st century starts with vast inequalities for children in terms of income, access to food, water, health …, education, housing, or employment for their families. Half of the world’s children are below the poverty line of $2 a day and … suffer from multiple deprivations and violations to basic human rights. More than 22,000 children die each day, and most of …