Thailand must increase its investment in children and ensure equal recovery after COVID-19, says UNICEF

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BANGKOK, 17 October 2022 – Thailand must increase its investment in children and take further measures to tackle the high prevalence of poverty among families with children who have been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, said UNICEF on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

 

Despite a series of positive measures taken by the government to mitigate its impact, the pandemic has laid bare vulnerabilities and exacerbated inequalities. Families with children have been hit hardest and are more likely to face a higher cost of living and loss of income. Recent higher food and energy prices are worsening the situation and slowing down the gains that Thailand has made in its poverty reduction and human capital investment.

 

According to the National Economic and Development Council, in 2021, the poverty rate among children stood at 9.9 per cent, which is significantly higher than that of the overall population at 6.3 per cent.

 

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[RichardColeman]

I'd start with a better education than the one they are getting. One that is not solely based on Thai culture and celebrating every day with a day off. My kid had a half day for fathers day , a half day for mothers day , where they just went into school , bowed and went home again. 

[Tarteso]

Nonsense, half of those budgets will go to the pockets of intermediaries… Remove the current education system, retire old teachers with archaic ideologies, and finally invest in new technologies for future entrepreneurs in Public’s schools, Sadly, with those sleepers and dissected Dinosaurs in power, this, will never happen

Edited October 19, 2022 by Tarteso

[PETERTHEEATER]

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