Giving Compass' Take:

· Save the Children, an organization working to ensure children have a safe and healthy future, reports that over half the youth worldwide are at risk of issues that are out of their control. William Eagle at VOA News discusses the circumstances these kids face which include poverty, conflict and discrimination against girls.

· What actions can be taken to ensure every child survives, learns, and is protected by 2030 in order to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals?

· Learn how to help children in conflict zones. 

More than half the world’s children are at risk of poverty, conflict and discrimination against girls, according to a global report by the charity Save the Children.

The organization’s second End of Childhood Index says 1 billion children live in countries rife with poverty, about 240 million in countries affected by conflict, and 575 million girls live in countries where discrimination against women is common.

While the global situation has improved compared with last year, the charity says progress is not fast enough.

“While we’re seeing some progress in many countries, when it comes to childhood-disrupting events like early marriage, exclusion from education and poor health, progress is not happening quickly enough for the world’s most vulnerable children. Save the Children is committed to making sure every last child has the childhood — and the future — they deserve,” said Carolyn Miles, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the agency.

Read the full article about children at risk by William Eagle at VOA News.