Iran’s Children Trapped in Poverty: A Generation at Risk - Iran News Update

38% Of Iranian Children Live Below the Poverty Line

On May 17, the state-run newspaper Ham Mihan examined the situation of children in Iran living below the poverty line. In its introduction, the outlet wrote: “Around 23 million people live in areas that can be called ‘urban poverty traps.'” Ham Mihan further states: “Studies by the Social Welfare Office of the Ministry of Labor show that a high percentage of Iranian children live in households suffering from monetary poverty (38% of children are…

Iran’s Children Trapped in Poverty: A Generation at Risk - Iran News Update

On May 17, the state-run Ham-Mihan daily published a sobering report on the condition of Iranian children living below the poverty line. The article opened with a striking observation: “About 23 million people live in spaces that can be described as urban poverty traps.” Citing data from the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare, the article revealed that 38 percent of Iranian children live in financially impoverished households. …