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Scotland to be 'named and shamed' by UN over child welfare failures
Monday 12. of May 2008By: The Scotsman
SCOTLAND will be "named and shamed" in a damning report to a United Nations watchdog for its failure to improve child welfare and tackle teenage pregnancies – five years after it was warned to make urgent improvements.
Free instruments for poor children
Sunday 15. of June 2008By: The Guardian
Children living on England's poorest estates will be provided with musical instruments and taught for free how to perform works by composers such as Bach and Beethoven.
Poverty is UK's hidden child killer
Sunday 24. of August 2008By: The Guardian
Government has failed to tackle the epidemic of chronic illness and early deaths among the most disadvantaged in society, says a new report
A poor start
Wednesday 08. of October 2008By: The Guardian
The epicentre of UK child poverty is in Birmingham, where children in 81% of families are affected, says a disturbing new report
Inequality just as bad as poverty for children, says TUC
Wednesday 01. of October 2008By: TUC
The TUC publishes a briefing today (Wednesday) revealing that inequality is just as damaging to children as poverty, and harms their health, education and well-being.
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