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Friday, 16 February 2007 |
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UNICEF report ranks the U.S. 20th out of 21 industrialized countries in what they term 'children's well-being' - Britain is last
And which two countries have spent billions killing children in Iraq and Afghanistan?
'"The true measure of a nation’s standing is how well it attends to
its children – their health and safety, their material security, their
education and socialization, and their sense of being loved, valued,
and included in the families and societies into which they are born."
So begins the 52-page publication,
titled "Child poverty in perspective: An overview of child well-being
in rich countries - A comprehensive assessment of the lives and
well-being of children and adolescents in the economically advanced
nations." What does it mean to be well? And why is the U.S., one of the
wealthiest countries in the world, almost dead last?'
Because, like Britain, it is run by criminals.
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