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Rich countries letting poorest children fall, says new report

3 December 2010
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A landmark Innocenti report finds that children in many wealthy nations suffer greater inequality than children in other wealthy countries.

As debates rage on austerity measures and social spending cuts, Report Card 9: The Children Left Behind focuses on the hundreds of thousands of children who risk being left behind in the world's richest countries.

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Opinion piece
Falling behind
Peter Adamson
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Press material
Report Card 9 - Key findings
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Report Card 9 - Key messages
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Press release
Rich countries letting poorest children fall, says new report
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Videos
Children Left Behind: three boys tell their stories of hardship and hope (PART 1)
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Children Left Behind: three boys tell their stories of hardship and hope (PARTS 2 & 3)
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The Children Left Behind. New report and an interview with author Peter Adamson
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