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| Four million poor children dying 'of neglect' | |
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| By Mike Wooldridge BBC News, World affairs correspondent | By Mike Wooldridge BBC News, World affairs correspondent |
| Save the Children says there have been four million preventable child deaths over the past 10 years because states have failed to help the poorest. | Save the Children says there have been four million preventable child deaths over the past 10 years because states have failed to help the poorest. |
| In another report, the UN children's agency Unicef also highlights a huge divide between children from rich and poor backgrounds. | In another report, the UN children's agency Unicef also highlights a huge divide between children from rich and poor backgrounds. |
| The hard-hitting reports come two weeks before a summit in New York on the Millennium Development Goals. | The hard-hitting reports come two weeks before a summit in New York on the Millennium Development Goals. |
| The goal of drastically cutting child mortality is one of the most off-track. | The goal of drastically cutting child mortality is one of the most off-track. |
| The message of both reports is that helping a country to become wealthier doesn't necessarily mean more children's lives will be saved. | The message of both reports is that helping a country to become wealthier doesn't necessarily mean more children's lives will be saved. |
| Save the Children says many developing countries use methods to reduce deaths that lead to the lives of children from better off communities being saved while those from the most disadvantaged backgrounds are not. | Save the Children says many developing countries use methods to reduce deaths that lead to the lives of children from better off communities being saved while those from the most disadvantaged backgrounds are not. |
| It describes it as a dangerous trend. | It describes it as a dangerous trend. |
| Unicef says that children from the poorest 20% of households in the developing world are more than twice as likely to die as children from the wealthiest 20% - and they are becoming even more vulnerable. | Unicef says that children from the poorest 20% of households in the developing world are more than twice as likely to die as children from the wealthiest 20% - and they are becoming even more vulnerable. |
| The agencies say some countries have shown that focussing on the poorest can reduce child mortality dramatically. | The agencies say some countries have shown that focussing on the poorest can reduce child mortality dramatically. |