Well-Being of Poor Children in Rich Countries

Rich countries let poorest children fall behind, By Laurie Monsebraaten, December 2, 2010, Toronto Star: “Canadian children suffer greater income inequality than most developed nations, says a new UNICEF report being released Friday. The report, which for the first time ranks 24 countries in the Organization for Economic and Co-operative Development (OECD) in terms of equality in children’s health, education and material well-being, shows children in many rich nations are being left behind. ‘Falling behind is a critical issue not only for millions of individual children today, but for the economic and social future of their nations tomorrow,’ the report argues. The report, entitled, ‘The Children Left Behind,’ looked at inequality in child well-being by measuring the gap between the average child and the most disadvantaged children in three aspects of their lives – material well-being, educational achievement and physical health…”