• Poverty, according to national definitions, is reduced by at least half the
proportion of children living in poverty in all its dimensions.
● Every child has access to sources of clean and safe drinking water, hygienic
sanitation and hygiene facilities, adequate nutrition, and shelter or basic
housing.
● No child experiences hunger or is exposed to food insecurity; no child is
underweight or stunted.
● Social security schemes aimed at the most vulnerable children in society,
such as children who head households and children with disabilities, are in
place and are effectively implemented in practice.
● National health insurance extends to all children, including the most
vulnerable children, such as the children of unemployed parents, children
without parental care and orphans.
● Child-sensitive social protection is provided to children and families most
in need of care.
● Children with disabilities realise their full potential.
● There are no street children in African cities or towns; no child is forced to
beg for a living.
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