British children are faring worse than those in many other rich countries in terms of child poverty and alcohol abuse, despite the UK rising to the 16th best country for a child to grow up in, according to a new report from UNICEF. VoR's Nima Green reports on the findings.
Sixteenth place is a considerable improvement on UNICEF’s previous report in 2007 when Britain limped in last, but there are several areas in which Britain is still lagging behind. Study areas: UNICEF looked into five areas, including child poverty, health and safety, education, behaviour and housing conditions. The Netherlands is labelled the best place for a child or teenager to grow up in, along with Finland, Sweden and Germany. Countries at the bottom of this year’s league table include the United States, Romania and Lithuania. However, for Britain, the report shows that children here have worse prospects in life in several areas, including a higher percentage of children living in poverty than other European countries like Slovenia and the Czech Republic. Anita Tiessan, the deputy executive director...
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