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Response to World Health Organisation report - 28.08.08
Campaign to End Child Poverty director Hilary Fisher said: “From the day they are born, children’s health and very survival are th...
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Child Poverty and Health - supplementary chapter 2 - 27.08.08
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The Facts
3.9 million children - one in three - are currently living in poverty in the UK, one of the highest rates in the industrialised world. This is a shocking figure given the wealth of our nation.
Poverty can have a profound impact on the child, their family, and the rest of society. It often sets in motion a deepening spiral of social exclusion, creating problems in education, employment, mental and physical health and social interaction.
But child poverty in the UK is not inevitable. Progress has been made and this year provides us all with our last opportunity to ensure the Government keep their promise to the millions of children experiencing poverty in the UK today.
We need your help. Join us - Find out what you can do
Big Event
- Attend the Keep the Promise event on Saturday October 4th 2008.
- Sign up now, to support the Campaign, and demand the Prime Minister keeps his promise!
2008 is a vital year for children in poverty.
One in three children live in poverty in the UK today, and without significant investment this year, any progress on child poverty is at risk.
The Government has made the promise of a generation - to end child poverty.
Let's hold them to it.
Join us at Keep the Promise event, the UK's biggest ever event to end child poverty - Click here to find out more.