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Poverty affects nearly 81 million children in Latin America and the Caribbean

• Child poverty affects nearly 81 million children under 18 in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a study by ECLAC and UNICEF.

Child poverty affects nearly 81 million children under 18 in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a study by ECLAC and UNICEF, which also call for governments to invest in children and reduce persistent inequalities.

According to research by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), there is heterogeneity between countries such as Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Peru, where more than 2 / 3 of children are poor.

By contrast, in Chile, Costa Rica and Uruguay least one of every four children is child poverty, they need the data in the study "Child Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean."

The research of both international organizations are developing a measurement and diagnosis of child poverty from a human rights approach in the region and seeks to propose policy recommendations to overcome them.

The study, conducted in 2008-2009, measured multiple dimensions of child poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean, linking each to the implementation of the Convention On the Rights of the Child, which entered into force in 1989.

The survey took into account factors such as nutrition, access to safe water, access to sanitation, housing quality and number of persons per room, school attendance and access to media and information, as deprivation contributes to a picture of poverty and social exclusion.

According to the study, the only way to eliminate the scourge of child poverty is for governments to integrate social, employment and macroeconomic policies.

"This requires greater resources to promote children's rights, ensure an environment protection, increase the supply and quality of services, as well as expanding social protection systems, "said Alicia Bárcena, executive secretary of ECLAC, and Bernt Aasen, UNICEF regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, in the prologue the document.
EFE