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UNICEF: El Niño's "devastating impact" on children
11.07.2016 08:02 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Severe droughts and floods caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon continue making a «devastating impact» on young people worldwide, with East and Southern Africa being the worst hit regions where some 26.5 million children need support, UN Radio says referring to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) last week report.
As to the report, the 201516 El Niño season has ended but its devastating impact on children is worsening, as hunger, malnutrition and disease continue to boost. In many countries the inward resources have reached their limits, and affected families have exhausted their coping mechanisms, such as selling off assets and skipping meals.
The report admits that unless more aid is forthcoming, including urgent nutritional support for young children, decades of development progress could be eroded.
As to the report, though the East and Southern Africa have borne the brunt of El Niño, but in many other regions, it has worsened access to safe water and has been linked to boosts in diseases such as dengue fever, diarrhoea and cholera.
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