Category: Facts

Fact: One child dies every 4 seconds…!

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Every day, 22,000 children under the age of five (5) die – that is one child every four (4) seconds.

* UNICEF / World Health Organisation / World Bank / UNFPA\

Fact: 200 Million Children Involved in Child Labour

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More than 200 million children aged between 5 and 14 years of age are involved in child labour.

* UNICEF / World Health Organisation / World Bank / UNFPA

Fact: 8.1 million children die each year from preventable diseases

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8.1 Million children under the age of five [5] die worldwide each year, many from preventable causes.

* UNICEF / World Health Organisation / World Bank / UNFPA

Fact: 1.1 billion children living in poverty

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There are currently 2.2 billion children in the world. Of these, approximately 1.1 billion are living in poverty (living on less then US$2 per day).

* UNICEF / World Health Organisation / World Bank / UNFPA