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Report: African Children Will Make Up ‘Half of World’s Poor’ by 2030
By the year 2030, African children will make up more than half of the world's poor people, warns a new report.
The warning comes as more than 150 world leaders prepare to attend the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit. The conference opens in New York City on September 25.
UN member states agreed on 17 Sustainable Development Goals at the 2015 General Assembly meetings. Number one on the list of goals is ending extreme poverty by 2030. But the world will not meet that target, the report said. It added that international efforts to end extreme poverty among children in Africa are a failure.
The report comes from the aid group Save the Children and the London-based Overseas Development Institute.
Children in Africa will account for around 55% of all extreme poverty in the world by 2030," notes Kevin Watkins. He is the head of Save the Children UK.
An estimated 87 million African children will be born into poverty each year in the 2020s, the report said. It noted that about 40% of Africans still live on less than $1.90 a day.
"Women are still having four to five children, and it's the part of the world where poverty is coming down most slowly, partly because of slow growth but also because of very high levels of inequality," Watkins said.
"A child born into poverty ... they are between two and three times more likely to die before their fifth birthday. They are far less likely to escape poverty themselves," he added.
The report criticizes African governments for failing to develop reasonable policies. It also warns that the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other donors are failing in their efforts to end child poverty in Africa.
Watkins said big changes are needed immediately.
Getting financial "resources to children who are living in poverty has to be part of the solution," Watkins said. "But we also know that money is not enough." He added that the children will need healthful food, basic medical care and quality education to beat poverty.
The report warns that if poverty reduction targets are not met, the world will also fall short on other development goals in education, health and gender equality.
I'm Susan Shand.
重点解析
1.gender equality 性别平等
Progress in gender equality and women's empowerment has been uneven.
在性别平等和妇女赋权方面的进展是不平衡的。
2.come down 下降；降落
The price of petrol is coming down by four pence a gallon.
汽油的价格每加仑降了4便士。
3.make up 组成；编造；化妆
She spent too much time making herself up.
她在化妆上花去了太多时间。
4.aid group 救援组织
Aid groups are trying to ensure that children remain with families or relatives to protect them.
救援组织现在正努力确保这些儿童能够和自己家人或亲戚待在一起以保护他们。
5.Children in Africa will account for around 55% of all extreme poverty in the world by 2030," notes Kevin Watkins.
account for 对...负责；占比
The President and the President alone must account for his government's reforms.
总统必须为他的政府改革负责，而且是负全责。
The really heavy redundancy costs have been accounted for.
非常庞大的裁员开支已被列入预算。
6.They are far less likely to escape poverty themselves.
be far less likely to 不太可能...
In Western countries girls are far less likely to offend than boys.
在西方国家，女孩的犯罪倾向远低于男孩。
Tom is not very good at sports, so he is far less likely to win this time.
汤姆并不擅长运动，因此这一次他不大可能会赢。
参考译文
2030年非洲儿童将占全球逾半数贫困人口
一份新的报告称，到2030年，非洲儿童将占全球逾半数贫困人口。
这一警告是在150多位世界领导人准备参加联合国可持续发展峰会之际发出的。这次会议将于9月25日在纽约举行。
联合国成员国在2015年的联大会议上就17个可持续发展目标达成一致。目标清单上的第一项就是在2030年前消除极端贫困。但是这份报告指出，全球将无法实现这个目标。报告还称，国际社会为消除非洲儿童极度贫困所作的努力是失败的。
这份报告出自“救助儿童会”以及总部位于伦敦的“海外发展研究所。”
凯文·沃特金斯指出，到2030年，非洲儿童将占世界所有极端贫困人口的55%左右。他是“救助儿童会”的负责人。
报告称，预计到本世纪20年代，非洲每年会有8700万儿童出生在贫困家庭。报告指出，大约40%的非洲人每天的生活费仍不足1.9美元。
沃特金斯表示：“（非洲的）妇女们还会生四五个孩子，这是全球贫困率下降缓慢的地区。部分原因是增长缓慢，但是不平等程度很高也是原因之一。”
他还说：“孩子出生在贫困家庭，他们在5岁前死亡的可能性高出2到3倍。他们靠自身力量摆脱贫困的可能性也小得多。”
该报告批评非洲政府未能制定合理的政策。报告还警告说，国际货币基金组织、世界银行以及其它捐助者在消除非洲儿童贫困方面未能成功。
沃特金斯表示，需要立即进行重大变革。
沃特金斯表示：“向贫困儿童提供资金必须成为解决方案之一。但是我们也知道，钱无法解决所有问题。”他还表示，儿童需要健康的食物、基本的医疗保障和素质教育来消除贫困。
报告警告称，如果减少贫困的目标无法实现，全球也将无法达到教育、卫生和性别平等方面的其他发展目标。
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