The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that polluted water and a lack of sanitation infrastructure threaten the lives of nearly 200 million children worldwide.
Every day, more than 1,000 children under the age of 5 die from diseases caused by contaminated water, lack of sanitation and sanitation, UNICEF reports.
According to an analysis by the UN Children’s Agency, a total of 190 million minors in 10 African countries are at risk.
The situation is more alarming in West and Central Africa, particularly in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Somalia, he said.
Many of these countries suffer from instability and armed conflict, making it even more difficult for children to have access to clean water.
Source: Kathimerini
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