Social Protection Measures in Bangladesh: As Means to Improve Child Well-Being

In Bangladesh, among the total 30.9 million households, 12.4 and 7.8 million households live below the upper and lower poverty lines respectively. If the Constitutional aspiration of 'right to social security' for the 'underserved' is taken into consideration, at least 7.8 million households require social protection. Thirty-three million children in Bangladesh - about half of all Bangladeshi children - are living in poverty while about one in four children is deprived or at least four basic needs among the following: food, education, health, information, shelter, water and sanitation.

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