This should make you shed a tear or think twice

1. FACTS sometimes we have to face them.

2. 34,000children die every day from causes related to hunger and poverty

3. That is the equivalent of ... 1 child dying every 3 seconds 18 children dying every minute A 2004 Asian Boxing day Tsunami occurring every week

4. 34,000

5. In one day every single day

6. In 2005, almost 1.4 billion people lived below the international poverty line, earning less than $1.25 per day

7. Today our world is home to 6.7 billion people 1.02 billion people across the world are hungry Every day 34,000 children die from hunger Most of these deaths are attributed, not to outright starvation, but to diseases that move in on vulnerable children whose bodies have been weakened by hunger

8. 166 million children under the age of 14 – child labour

9. Who do you think made your designer jeans?

10. Next time your freely kicking your football on the green grass give a thought to were it was made

11. 1 out of 7 children are labourers 166 million are under 14 74 million risk there lives in dangerous jobs(e.g. Mining and construction) Over a quarter of all child labour is in Africa and there 1 in 3 children have to work

12. So when you wish you didn't have to go to school today take a look around you and think... you have a chance they don't. Don’t take your opportunities for granted

13. There are currently 300,000 children fighting in armed conflict around the world

14. To many facts? just one more... Children are our future.

15. Lets stop this problem together

16. James Stevens 14 years old Auckland, New Zealand