250 million children under 5 are at risk of not reaching their full #development potential due to stunting & poverty. Quality early childhood development is a smart investment for Policy Makers. More on #ECD: http://wrld.bg/MCM130apIEQ
Policy Research Note No.5: The Economic Costs of Stunting and How to Reduce Them
In 2014, according to UNICEF, WHO and the World Bank, 171 million children under the age of five were stunted. Loosely-speaking this means they were excessively short for their age.
