A report by the U.N. children's agency UNICEF says 181 million children younger than 5 live in severe food poverty. That's about 27% of the world’s youngest children. Africa’s population of more than ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... KALTUNGO, Nigeria — The 9-month-old twins cried nonstop and tugged at their mother, seeking attention but also food. They had received little in the past 24 ...

KALTUNGO, Nigeria — The 9-month-old twins cried nonstop and tugged at their mother, seeking attention but also food. They had received little in the last 24 hours, and there were signs of deeper ...

Health-related quality of life was found to be associated with poverty status through parenting stress in children with sickle cell disease (SCD). Poverty status was found to be a significant factor ...

Despite the South African Child Support Grant's success in aiding millions, many families struggle to meet basic needs, ...

A slew of pandemic-era emergency aid for children—including universal school meals and Medicaid expansions in many states—led to the lowest child poverty rate on record. But new Census data show ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — For 40 years, the African Children's Choir and its parent organization, Music for Life, have transformed the lives of impoverished children across Africa by providing access to ...

Poverty in South Africa remains a significant and persistent challenge despite efforts and progress in decreasing it over the last two decades. This was revealed in the latest report by Statistics ...

What do twenty pounds of bricks feel like? Would it be easier to carry them on your back or your head? At what age would a child be allowed to work in a brickyard? For second-grader Emily Salibian, ...

LAGOS (Reuters Life!) - Hundreds of Nigerian kids from the richest and poorest homes in Lagos have documented their lives in a photo exhibition meant to help educate people about the extreme poverty ...