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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Patrick Butler Social policy editor

Levels of child hunger and deprivation in UK among highest of rich nations

Boys play in front of a house with boarded up windows in Scotland
The Unicef report ranked 41 high-income countries against internationally agreed goals to end child poverty and hunger. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

The UK has some of the highest levels of hunger and deprivation among the world’s richest nations, according to a wide-ranging United Nations assessment of child health and wellbeing.

The Unicef report ranks 41 high-income countries against 25 indicators tracking progress against internationally agreed goals to end child poverty and hunger, promote health, ensure quality education, and reduce inequality.

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