for that reason some publications may not necessarily reflect unicef policies or approaches on some topics the views expressed are those of the authors andor editors and are published in order to stimulate further dialogue on child rights core funding is provided by the government of italy while financial support for specific projects is also provided by other governments international institutions and private sources including unicef national committees the financial crisis triggered the first contraction of the world economy in the postwar era this paper investigates the effect of the economic crisis on child poverty and material deprivation across the eu plus iceland norway and switzerland