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I believe this article on the UNICEF Mexico website entitled “Mexico: Government and UNICEF launch ground-breaking study addressing child poverty”  sparked my curiousity mainly because the topic of poverty was one I have recently learned about in the United States and in my local area. What I learned about poverty in Mexico was:

·        To ensure equity and inclusion for all children in Mexico, a Child and Adolescent Poverty and Social Rights study was completed in 2013. It was launched by UNICEF in partnership with Mexico’s national social policy evaluation agency, CONEVAL and it revealed that despite Mexico’s economic growth over the past 10 years, an estimated 20 million children and adolescents-- of which more than five million continue to live in extreme poverty, meaning the poor are not better off and this situation, according to Erika Strand, UNICEF’s Chief of Social Policy in Mexico, requires an urgent public policy response.

·        This study aimed to take advantage of Mexico's innovative methodology to measure poverty beyond simply income; to better inform public policy design and implementation and serve as a best practice model for UNICEF in upper middle-income countries as part of UNICEF and Mexico’s joint efforts to export the country's best practices in measuring poverty.

·        As of February 2016, UNICEF Mexico news reported that the number of cases of children and adolescents who migrated unaccompanied by an adult detected by Mexican immigration authorities increased by 333% from 2013 to 2015 and this problem, according to the United Nations Fund for Children in Mexico, UNICEF, requires its full attention to ensure that the rights of these children and adolescents are respected.

I found UNICEF an interesting place to research because it spans across the world and I feel its website could give me a real experience on issues involving children and this article did not dissapoint. I also learned that this organization is funded entirely by philanthropists who are committed to children and their education. 

UNICEF works in more than 190 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. It is the world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries. UNICEF also supports child health and nutrition; good water and sanitation; quality basic education for all boys and girls and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

I also learned about the state of poor children in Mexico today. Because of the immediate safety factor of these childrenissue of  these children travelling without the supervision of an adult, I as a parent first and an educator second am concerned about these Mexican boys and girls—whether they will survive or not and if so, will they be susceptible to an ill-fate of mistreatment and abuse or hunger when and if they reach their destination. It's a disturbing thought and one I would like to look more into as I move forward in this course. 

                                                Reference

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/media_68584.html