UNITED NATIONS (AN) — Children under the age of five living in conflict-prone nations are far more likely on average to die from illnesses due to unsafe water and sanitation than from war or violence, UNICEF reported.
Hundreds of millions of youth are at risk of getting sick, the United Nations agency said on Friday, because more countries suffer from conflicts than at any time in the past 30 years. Poor water conditions cause malnutrition and preventable diseases such as diarrhea, typhoid, cholera and polio.
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