this is compounded by povertyrelated risk among children in the under age group and the lack of permanent and comprehensive mechanisms for those in the over age group in the incidence of poverty in the age segment in countries like argentina brazil panama and uruguay was twice that of adults eclac b p this creates a complex scenario in terms of intergenerational transmission of poverty and raises doubts about the covenants underpinning current state and civilsociety support to families for the care skill development and protection of children eclac b