21 November 2016, 17:37
UNICEF: every fifth child in Georgia lives below poverty line
One of every five children in Georgia lives in poverty; the country kids continue being the most vulnerable population group, says the report of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
A new study of the well-being of the population in 2015, conducted by the UNICEF in Georgia, was presented in Tbilisi today, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
"Georgia has made a significant progress in fighting poverty through social transfers – pensions and targeted social help. The poverty indicators have gone down; however, children remain the most vulnerable group," Ms Laila Omar Gad, the UNICEF representative in Georgia, said at the presentation.
According to the UNICEF report, every fifth Georgian kid lives below the poverty line; and every sixth one has less money than the today's minimum subsistence level (69 US dollars per month).
Besides, poor children in Georgia "still are less likely to attend school than their peers living in wealthier families," says the UNICEF report.
Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.
Author: Galina Gotua Source: CK correspondent
