UNICEF criticism of the high poverty of children in Germany

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency Stuttgarter Nakhreshtan newspaper In an article, he wrote: More than one million children in Germany live permanently in poverty. A report from UNICEF now shows that this level of poverty has remained unchanged for almost a decade.

More than one million children in Germany are They live in poverty all the time. According to a UNICEF research report, the proportion of poor children and youth in this country has remained high for a decade. As the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced in Berlin on Wednesday, Germany ranks below the average of rich countries in this regard, out of a total of 39 countries ranked by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Union. have been investigated, it is in the 25th position.

For this reason, this organization asked German politicians and authorities to invest more effectively and sustainably in children and youth. do If a person has less than 60% of the average income of the total population, he is considered low-income in Germany.

In the European Union, about six million children are directly are affected by income poverty. According to this report, there are other children whose families cannot afford to heat their homes, change their worn clothes, or provide enough food, let alone toys.

According to this According to the report, children who have to live permanently or repeatedly in poverty often show social and emotional behavioral problems. Many of them had poorer vocabularies and were more likely to suffer from depression than children who grew up in wealth. /strong>

According to this research report, the worst conditions of development in this regard are the situation in France and Great Britain. In France, child poverty has increased by ten percent from 2012 to 2021, and in the UK by 20 percent. In contrast, Poland, Slovenia, Latvia and Lithuania reduced child poverty by more than 30% during the study period. The authors of the report conclude: Politicians are mainly in control of the fight against child poverty. The fight against poverty saved children. He added: Therefore, together with many other organizations, we ask the federal government as well as states and municipalities to do more for children living in poverty despite the current budget crisis. Sedelmeier said: In addition to the effective primary protection of children, it is important to maintain and expand the infrastructure for children.

According to the German newspaper Tagus Zeitung, students with mental or physical disabilities also suffer from various barriers to education. This is shown by a report presented by the German Center for Scientific and Academic Research (DZHW) together with the German Student Union (DSW) on Monday in Berlin.

A new study It shows that mental illnesses are increasing especially among students. Universities are not prepared for this.

Monika Jungbauer-Ganz, scientific director of DZHW, is of the opinion that, above all, the high workload creates problems. For many students, it becomes a limitation: three quarters of the surveyed people have problems with the workload in their studies, and more than half of them also have problems with the self-study stages or the density of exams.

DSW president Matthias Ahrel said this is primarily due to the rise in mental illness and stress. “The four semesters of the Corona epidemic, three of which were only vacations with social isolation, have left clear effects on some students,” said Ohrahel. Psychosocial counseling centers also reported this issue. Today, students are more involved with fear, doubt, depressive mood or suicidal thoughts than before. The waiting time for consultation has “multiplied”. He urged the federal and state governments to immediately expand psychosocial counseling and outreach in universities and student unions.

Given the difficult financial situation, especially For underprivileged students, Ohl urged the federal government to consider long-promised structural reforms to student loans. According to him, if it becomes easier to change majors and student loans are paid beyond the standard period of study, students with disabilities and limitations will especially benefit from it.

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