The central government on Thursday issued a guideline on taking better care of children who live in difficulties due to poverty, disabilities or lack of custody.

国务院周四（6月16日）发布了加强困境儿童的保障意见，这些儿童多由于贫困、残疾或者监护缺失而生活在困境中。

困境儿童（children in difficulty/children living in difficulty）包括：

因家庭贫困导致生活、就医、就学等困难的儿童（children who grow up in poverty and thus have poor access to medical treatment or education），

因自身残疾导致康复、照料、护理和社会融入等困难的儿童(children who have difficulty in receiving rehabilitation and nursing due to their disabilities)，

以及因家庭监护缺失或监护不当遭受虐待、遗弃、意外伤害、不法侵害等导致人身安全受到威胁或侵害的儿童（children who are subject to abuse, abandonment, or accidental injuries for lack of or improper family custody）。