NEW DELHI: An estimated 120 million children living in South Asian countries, including India, could slip into poverty within the next six months due to the COVID-19 crisis, taking the total number of such kids in the region to 360 million, according to a new UNICEF report.
The report — Lives Upended – How COVID-19 threatens the futures of 600 million South Asian Children — covers eight South Asian countries namely Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
It says that an estimated 240 million children already live in “multi-dimensional” poverty — including factors such as poor health, lack of education, poor sanitation and poor quality of work – in these countries. (AGENCIES)
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