36 lakh Iraqi children at risk, due to surge in violence: Unicef
The grievous rise of conflict in West Asian country -- Iraq has left 36 lakh children, which is one in five of the country’s children at risk of death, injury, sexual violence or abduction, according to a recent report by United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef).
In a report titled A Heavy Price for Children, the UN children's agency said that the number of children in Iraq were at serious risk of death or wartime exploitation had increased by 13 lakh in the past 18 months.
The report said that 47 lakh Iraqi children --- a third of all, need humanitarian aid, with deteriorating conditions following the fierce military operations in Fallujah and around Mosul. As the scale and complexity of the humanitarian crisis in the country, reeling from nearly four decades of conflict, insecurity and neglect, where the impact on children worsens every day.
The report quoted the Unicef Iraq Representative, Peter Hawkins as saying: "Children in Iraq are in the firing line and are being repeatedly and relentlessly targeted. We appeal to all parties for restraint and to respect and protect children. We must help give children the support they need to recover from the horrors of war and contribute to a more peaceful and prosperous Iraq." Read More
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