Report looks at 16 conflict areas and calls for military to stop targeting water resourcesDiarrhoea and other diseases related to poor sanitation are bigger killers of children in areas of conflict than violence and war itself, a report has found, highlighting the need for improved infrastructure as a way of helping civilian populations afflicted by warfare.Children under five are more than 20 times more likely to die from diarrhoeal diseases than from direct violence, according to Unicef. Henrietta Fore, the organisation's executive director, said: "The reality is there are more children who die from lack of access to safe water than by bullets." Continue reading...
Diarrhoea kills more children in war zones than war itself - Unicef
22. března 2019 16:30
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/22/diarrhoea-kills-more-children-in-war-zones-than-war-itself-unicef
Zdroj: The Guardian