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1st June: International Children's Day
1st June was International Children's Day and EveryChild warns that poverty is breaking up families and creating millions of 'invisible' children. With the G8 leaders meeting in Heiligendamm, Germany from the 6th to 8th June, EveryChild is urging more to be done to prevent families being split apart by poverty.
Poverty is a major cause of children becoming separated form the safety and protection of their families. We believe that the numbers of 'invisible' children left alone in a frightening adult world could be hugely reduced. Separated children are often statistically 'invisible' because they are absent from data collected from households, schools, clinics and workplaces. Over 50 million babies a year are never officially registered at birth.
Anna Feuchtwang, EveryChild's Chief Executive, said:
"On International Children's Day spare a thought for the millions of invisible children worldwide who have been separated from their families by poverty and are living on the streets, in institutions or in forced labour. Poverty is a major cause of child separation and lifting a family out of poverty can make the difference between a child growing up in a loving family environment or growing up frightened and alone."
View our online photo galleries
Simply click on the links below to see our images of our work with vulnerable and separated children. In Moldova we are working with local government to to keep children out of state-run institutions and in loving families. And in Ethiopia see how EveryChild is helping street children to rebuild their lives.