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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015

More than 16 million babies born into conflict this year: UNICEF

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Source:     UNICEF Press Centre
Publication Date:     17 December 2015
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Stephan:   Largely as a result of the Bush-Cheney Neocon foreign policy, augmented by the transfer of real global power from national states to virtual corporate states, 1 in 8 children born into the world, come into a situation of crisis and death. It is a horrifying story, as this UNICEF report spells out. And almost no one in American corporate media ever talks or writes about it in this global sense.
Middle Eastern baby Credit: China Daily

Middle Eastern baby
Credit: China Daily

NEW YORK, NEW YORK — More than 16 million babies were born in conflict zones in 2015 – 1 in 8 of all births worldwide this year – UNICEF said today, a figure that underscores the vulnerability faced by increasing numbers of children.

“Every two seconds, a newborn takes its first breath in the midst of conflict, often in terrifying circumstances and without access to medical care,” said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake. “Too many children are now starting their lives in extreme circumstances – from conflict to natural disasters, poverty, disease or malnutrition. Can there be a worse start in life?”

In conflict-affected countries such as Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen, or on perilous journeys to escape fighting, newborn children and their mothers face enormous risks. Pregnant mothers are in danger of giving birth without medical help and in unsanitary conditions. Their children are more likely to die before they reach their fifth birthdays and to experience extreme – or “toxic” […]

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