Mozambique: About 13M Children Living in Poverty – Unicef

In Mozambique, 77% of children live in poverty. Unicef alerts for deep inequalities and calls for integrated actions and public policies focused on childhood to turn the scenario.

Mozambique: About 13M children living in poverty – Unicef

Around 13 million Mozambican children, out of a total population of over 16 million, live in poverty, according to a report released on Monday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), which also points to “deep inequalities”. “Despite progress in some areas, child poverty in Mozambique continues to affect an unacceptably high number of girls and boys. About 77% of children live in poverty, whether monetary, multidimensional or both,” said…

Of about 16.4 million children living in the country, 70.3% live in poverty and 41.3% have deprivations in various “essential dimensions of their well-being”