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UNICEF Report Says Greece Leads In Child Poverty Within EU-14

A report released by UNICEF on Wednesday shows the dramatic downgrade of children's living conditions in Greece, that is by far the leading country in which children are deprived of the basic essentials and services within the EU-14 at...

Unicef: Dramatic Increase in Child Poverty

Child poverty is on the rise in Greece since 2008 and the crisis outbreak, while the average family income went 14 years back, in 1998 levels. The alarming figures emerged from a Unicef report entitled "Children of the Recession." Child...

Four in Ten Children in Greece are at Risk of Poverty

Four in ten children in Greece under the age of 17 face the threat of poverty, says a Eurostat study on Poverty and Social Exclusion, based on 2016 figures. According to the study, Greece comes in third place among European Union...

Eurostat: Almost Two in Five Greek Children Face Poverty

Eurostat released data ahead of Universal Children's Day (November 20) showing that one in four children are at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU. In 2015, around 25 million children, or 26.9 percent of the EU...

UNICEF: 25% of Greek Children Suffer Poverty

Children in Greece have suffered sharply deteriorating conditions over the past twenty years and child poverty rose by 6.3% between 1995 and 2015. In 2014, 25.3% of children were living in poverty in Greece, affecting some 424,000, reported UNICEF in...

680,000 Greek Children at Risk of Living in Poverty

An article on the website of newspaper New Europe points out the consequences of the financial crisis for Greek children. The article cites data from the Greek National Committee of UNICEF and states that about 686,000 children in Greece are at risk of poverty...

Greece Failing to Protect Children from Poverty

Greece is failing to protect its children from poverty, the Deputy Ombudsman Giorgos Moschos told a parliamentary committee on equality and human rights on Friday. His opinion is based on a study conducted by experts from the National Center for Social Research, who...

UNICEF: Hundreds of Greek Children Living in Poverty

A UNICEF report has revealed the devastating effect on children of the financial crisis in Greece. The sharp end of welfare cuts, unemployment, economic deprivation and poor access to health care are all detailed in the "The Status of Children in Greece...

UNICEF: 600,000 Children Below Poverty Line in Greece

The results of a report carried out jointly by UNICEF and Athens University under the title, The state of children in Greece 2013, came into light at a press conference on May 22. According to a UNICEF official, almost 600,000...

UNICEF: Over 439,000 Children in Poverty in Greece

More than 439,000 underage children are living below poverty level in Greece due to the ongoing crisis, according to a UNICEF report released on Oct. 16 on the occasion of the World Feed Day 2012 and the International Day...

Stelios Kazantzidis: The Voice of Post-War, Poverty-Stricken Greece

Stelios Kazantzidis -- who died in 2001 --was the voice that contained the pain and desire of post-war, poverty-stricken Greece.

Karagiozis: The Puppet that Entertained Generations of Greek Children

Karagiozis is the main character of Greek shadow puppet theater shows, and has been a constant for generations of children in Greece. 

The Guardian Angels Helping Greek Children in Need this Holiday Season

The NGO "Mazi gia to Paidi," or "Together for Children," has been supporting Greek children facing all forms of difficulty, including bullying, disease, poverty, hunger, mental illness, and abuse, since its formation in 1996. Speaking to Greek Reporter, Alexandra Martinou,...

The 23rd Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People will be Online this Year

The 23rd Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People will be held online this year, featuring 90 films dealing with important issues for children and the whole family. The festival will take place November 28-December 5 and since...

"Migratory Birds": The Voice of Refugee and Immigrant Children in Greece

It takes a great deal of dedication and stamina to run a newspaper, no matter who you are -- but this is especially true if you are an Afghan woman living in Greece, after having to flee your country...