War kills 300 babies a day

– Starvation, disease and a lack of aid are killing 300 babies a day in warzones worldwide, with the number of children caught up in conflicts nearing a 30-year high, Save the Children said yesterday.

Afghanistan, Yemen, South Sudan, Central African Republic and Syria were among the worst conflict zones for children in 2017, the charity concluded from an analysis of UN data for the five years to the end of that year.

More than 500 000 babies died during the period from knock-on effects, like hunger. – Reuters

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