Afghan children die of 'neglect' - 27 Nov 2009.flv

Afghan children are suffering disastrous levels of abuse and deprivation. At a news conference marking the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child this week, officials said childrens rights were being neglected despite vast flows of Western aid into the country. Afghanistan has the highest infant mortality rate in the world, said Catherine Mbengue, country representative for the UN childrens fund UNICEF. Seventy percent of the population has no access to safe ...
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