Caveat.... Although some of the links that have been included may have a particular bias, it is not my aim to advocate a particular stand with regards to the current situation , but to highlight the plight of the innocent, the children. In some cases, a particular link is the only way to access pictures or statsitics regarding the children.
The children of Iraq are caught up in war for the third time in 20 years. Almost half of the population is under the age of 18. Even before the most recent conflict began, many children were highly vulnerable to disease and malnutrition. One in four children under five years of age is chronically malnourished. One in eight children die before their fifth birthday....
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/iraq.html
Some Sobering Statistics
- 300 child deaths every day
- 2000 children dead for every coalition soldier killed
- 2,000,000 child victims since beginning of conflicts
In Their Own Words and Pictures
http://www.coia.org.uk/
Some Basic Statistics
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/iraq_statistics.html
Children Suffer Most In Iraq
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/de4dd305e273daa5d481422e784274db.htm
Iraqi Scholars Fighting For An Education
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6491443.stm
Water Crisis in Iraq
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/iraq_39172.html
The Effects of Sanctions on the Children of Iraq
http://adc.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/archdischild%3b88/1/92
Dying of Neglect: The State of Iraq's Children's Hospitals
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0221-06.htm
Homeless Children in Baghdad
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0305/28/ltm.09.html
Innocent Children Jailed
http://www.washtimes.com/world/20060818-105609-3804r.htm
Children as Decoy
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/20/iraq/main2590605.shtml
No comments:
Post a Comment