HUMAN RIGHTS

HUMAN RIGHTS
December 10 Human rights day
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. So begins the universal declaration of Human Rights established 60 years ago and celebrated today around the globe. This year's theme is non- discrimination. When it comes to nutrition, all of India's children are not equal. According to India's third National Family Health Survey of 2005-06, 20 percent of Indian children under five years old are wasted due to acute under nutrition and 48 percent are stunted due to chronic under nutrition. Seventy percent of children between six months and 59 months are anemic. Despite a booming economy, nutrition deprivation among India's children remains widespread.
In absolute numbers an average 25 million children are wasted and 61 million are stunted.

Prof John Kurakar