UN reports worse conditions for Iraqi children
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported Monday growing risks to tens of thousands of displaced children in Iraq due to pervasive heat, poor hygiene and lack of water.
”Conditions facing many children are worsening, particularly amongst IDPs (internally displaced persons), whose numbers have now topped 1 million,” UNICEF said in an update on the situation.
”With little electricity available to power fans and air conditioners, children in central and southern Iraq are in increasing danger from heat-related conditions,” it said, adding that “moreover, everywhere adequate water remains a significant unmet need.”
The UNICEF stressed that “of growing concern is that an increasing number of IDPs are being forced to stay in temporary camps longer,” noting that living conditions for IDPs and their host communities in Baghdad and Najaf are worst.
It also emphasized that adequate nutrition remains a major issue for many Iraqi families, adding that it is continuing to respond as best as it can despite serious funding limitations.
UN reports worse conditions for Iraqi children
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Indexed under: Child Poverty, Children, Poverty, Refugees, Water, Water Crisis, Water Crisis (Iraq), Women and Children