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Cowboys Jaylon Smith Jersey , May 16 (Xinhua) -- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Tuesday that one in four children in the Middle East and North Africa live in poverty as poverty continues to impact at least 29 million children in the region.
The report, which featured a recent UNICEF analysis covering 11 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, said that these children are deprived of the minimum requirements in two or more of the most basic life necessities including basic education
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"Child poverty is about so much more than family income -- it's about access to quality education, healthcare
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"When children are deprived of the basics, they are at risk of getting trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty
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Country level information on child poverty has been aggregated for the first time in the MENA region. While important progress has been made in most countries to reduce poverty, the number of children living in poverty continues to be high. Countries affected by conflict are seeing a rapid regression of gains made in past decades.
The UNICEF study's key findings include:
-- Lack of education was found to be one of the key drivers of inequality and poverty for children. Children who live in households that are headed by an uneducated family member are twice as likely to live in poverty. One quarter of children aged 5 to 17 are not enrolled in school or have fallen two grades behind.
-- Almost half of all children live in inadequate housing with poor flooring and overcrowding.
-- Almost half of all children are not fully immunized or were born to mothers who did not get enough antenatal care or birth assistance.
-- One in five children are forced to walk more than 30 minutes to fetch water or use unsafe drinking water. More than one third of children live in homes with no tap water.
Major challenges stand in the way of measuring the impact of poverty on children and taking collective action towards poverty alleviation. To start with, countries in the region don't consistently collect data on poverty while widespread and ongoing violence and displacement make it extremely difficult to get data from conflict-affected countries.
Absence of a full understanding of children's reality
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"The return on investing in the most vulnerable children now is a peaceful and prosperous region in the future," Cappelaere said. "It takes a combination of true leadership and courageous public and private investment from governments
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KIGALI， May， 11 (Xinhua) -- Africa needs more private investments to strengthen its economy and to fast track the growth of the continent， says panelists at the first day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa 2016.
The 26th annual WEF on Africa kicked off on Wednesday under the theme 'Connecting Africa's Resources through Digital Transformation.'
The three-day high level meeting has brought together more than 1500 delegates from Africa and beyond.
At the special session titled 'Growth in Africa: Rising or Falling?'， distinguished panel of experts discussed whether Africa is shifting from "deficits" and "gaps" to opportunities， prospects， ventures and creativity.
"Business is booming in Africa， and now is time for companies to invest. African economies welcome both foreign and local investments to make these economies vibrant，" said Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Kenyatta noted that African governments should start pulling down trade barriers to promote intra-African trade.
"Private sector is an essential link in the development cooperation chain， as it drives economic growth. More private investments mean more industries hence advanced economies. We also need to create a conducive environment for these investments to flourish，" Kenyatta said.
According to David Lipton， First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)， for the last 15 years， trade in Africa grew rapidly due to demand from emerging markets.
"The IMF has been a close partner in Africa's journey， and we are .