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World Children's Day: 3 million Ugandan kids live in poverty

Tuesday, 21 November 2017 3:23 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 21 November 2017 3:23 AM ]

Ugandan kids

Daniel Arapmoi
Press TV, Kampala

Close to four million children under the age of five are living in poverty across Uganda. The number has been increasing steadily in the past decade despite several initiatives by the government and help from various children’s rights agencies. Our correspondent Daniel Arapmoi has spoken to officials from the UN children’s agency, UNICEF about the implications of this rising trend and ways to effectively tackle it. Here's report.

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