There are 2,826,000 children living below the poverty line in Spain

Alberto Di Lolli / Ana del Barrio

MADRID (EFE) -- Strange though it may seem, a lot of expats don't know that Save the Children has a branch in Andalucía. The NGO works in 120 countries, so it isn't very surprising that there's a need for them in one of the poorest areas of this country, Andalucía. With recent news about Malala Yousafzai winning this year's Nobel Peace Prize, which she shares with Kaylash Satyarthi, also a defender of the poorest children, below are some of the facts for Spain and Andalucía, according to various sources, but especially a recent report by UNICEF:

Pope Francis: "Corruption is worse than sin"

ROME -- At a meeting of the International Association of Criminal Law, the new Argentine Pope, Francis, in the course of a speech centering on how crime impacts the Church's mission of evangelicalism and promotion of humanity,  He told his audience, "The scandalous concentration of global riches is possibly caused by the connivance between political power and other strong powers, especially that afforded by money. Corruption itself is a process of death and worse than a sin. It is an ill that, more than forgive it, it must be cured." At the same time, the Pope also reminded his audience of the need to adopt legal and political instruments that don't fall prey to the 'mythological logic of the scapegoat', by which he means, according to several interpreters, that individuals are accused unjustly of the ills that befall a community and are therefore sacrificed with jail terms, say, or even death.

There are 2,826,000 children living below the poverty line in Spain

MADRID (EFE) -- Strange though it may seem, a lot of expats don't know that Save the Children has a branch in Andalucía. The NGO works in 120 countries, so it isn't very surprising that there's a need for them in one of the poorest areas of this country, Andalucía. With recent news about Malala Yousafzai winning this year's Nobel Peace Prize, which she shares with Kaylash Satyarthi, also a defender of the poorest children, the facts for Spain and Andalucía are as follows, according to various sources, but especially a recent report by UNICEF: