Children’s development and well-being are significantly influenced by their family and community environment, with poor and marginalised children facing a heavier burden of risk. This paper summarises emerging findings from Young Lives to show how childre

Understanding how poverty and inequalities affect children is central to understanding the impact of the MDGs and development of the post-2015 agenda. This paper draws together research from across the Young Lives longitudinal study of child poverty to an

165 million children globally are chronically malnourished. This not only causes the death of one child every 15 seconds but locks in lifelong problems for millions. more. It’s a huge problem – but also a huge opportunity. Investment in nutrition is not o