India, Nov. 23 -- Advocates for investing in children's wellbeing

NEW DELHI: More than 1 in 5 children in low- and middle-income countries, about 400 million globally, are deprived of least two areas critical for their health, development, and wellbeing, according to UNICEF's flagship report, The State of the Worlds Children 2025:Ending Child Poverty - Our Shared Imperative, released on World Children's Day today.

Globally, millions of children still lack access to basic services such as education, clean water, safe sanitation, housing, health and nutrition, which deepens inequality, slowing growth and weakening the social fabric that leaves a lifelong impact even across generations.

The report highlights that the youngest children, thos...