LOCAL MP, Roger Mullin, showed his support for the world’s forgotten children at the launch of Save the Children’s new global campaign – Every Last Child.

The organisation reports that while progress has been made in reaching the world’s poorest children, those from discriminated groups are consistently overlooked, despite being the most at risk.

Save the Children says these children are forgotten because they live on the streets, in camps or remote villages – and discriminated against because of their gender, ethnicity or a disability.

As a result, these children are being pushed further into poverty and denied the life-saving healthcare and education they need to survive and thrive. The report reveals that an estimated 400 million children globally face discrimination because of their ethnicity and religion.

Said Tanya Steele, Chief Executive of Save the Children: “Of the 16,0001 children still dying each day from preventable causes, a disproportionate number are from these forgotten groups. It is not an accident that discrimination is preventing some of the most vulnerable children from accessing life-saving services – these children are being systematically left out by design or neglect."

Save the Children has launched the Every Last Child campaign which aims to put the world on track to end preventable child deaths and have every child learning by 2030. The campaign calls on decision makers at every level to ensure the barriers that prevent the poorest children from accessing life-saving services are eliminated.

Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath MP, Mr Mullin, is urging constituents to sign Save the Children’s petition calling on Prime Minister David Cameron to do everything in his power to help reach every last child.

Speaking after the launch, Mr Mullin said: “I am supporting Save the Children’s Every Last Child Campaign, and hope that by working together we can deliver the new Sustainable Development Goals and the promise to ‘leave no child behind’.

“I am particularly eager to ensure that a fair global tax system is developed, as this will increase resources for healthcare, protection and education for children. I have called on the UK Government to take an international lead in addressing corrupt tax avoidance practices.”