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Poverty

A boy is photographed in Lintao, Gansu Province.
Explainer
17 October 2022
UNICEF’s work to address multidimensional child deprivations
Working with partners, UNICEF is addressing multidimensional child deprivations in China and beyond to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Maria is feeding crushed bananas to her daughter Mariela.
Press release
09 December 2021
COVID-19 ‘biggest global crisis for children in our 75-year history’ – UNICEF
On its 75th anniversary, UNICEF warns that COVID-19 is rolling back virtually every measure of progress for children, including a staggering 100 million more children plunged into poverty
A boy is photographed in Yulong County, Yunnan Province, in 2018.
Report
04 August 2021
Child Multidimensional Poverty in China
This report is the product of fruitful collaboration between the China Center for Social Policy at Columbia University and UNICEF China.

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Child Multidimensional Poverty in China (PDF, 3 MB)
Press release
16 November 2020
UN Policy Dialogue "Building an inclusive and sustainable social protection system" held online
The United Nations in China in collaboration with the Government of China organised a social protection policy dialogue online
On 6 August 2020, psychologist Olena Davydova (left) meets with a family in Bilokurakyno, Eastern Ukraine.
Press release
21 September 2020
150 million additional children plunged into poverty due to COVID-19, UNICEF, Save the Children say
New analysis reveals the number of children living in multidimensional poverty – without access to education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation, or water – has increased by 15 per cent since the start of the pandemic
From left to right: Yana, 12, Lyubov, 10, Arina, 13 and Daniil, 7 months, sit in the living room of their small rented house in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
Press release
29 May 2020
COVID-19: Number of children living in household poverty to soar by up to 86 million by end of year
New analysis from Save the Children and UNICEF reveals that without urgent action, the number of children living in poor households across low- and middle-income countries could increase by 15 per cent, to reach 672 million
Adolescent girls, international day of the girl child, Day of the Girl
Press release
02 December 2019
Putting Children at the Center of Africa-China Poverty Reduction and Development Cooperation Agenda
Session on child poverty at the FOCAC sub-forum to enhance South-South Cooperation for children
Towards a World Free from Child Poverty
Video
17 October 2019
Towards a World Free from Child Poverty
We need to start with children, ending child poverty and improving opportunities from birth to close the gap between the better off and rest.
Report
18 March 2019
Multidimensional Child Poverty Reduction in China
Application of multidimensional child poverty measurement system

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Multidimensional Child Poverty Reduction in China (PDF, 178 KB)
Report
18 March 2019
Stopping the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty
The Hubei Model

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Stopping the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty: The Hubei Model (PDF, 5 MB)