[RED DEMOCRATICA] Child mortality halved since 1990, UN report says

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN affirms Syria has signed chemical-weapons ban treaty Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   September 13, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Child mortality halved since 1990, UN report says Globally, childhood deaths have been cut in half since 1990, says a report from UNICEF, the World Health Organization and World Bank. While countries in eastern and southern Africa have successfully reduced child deaths by 50% or more, those in west and central Africa have not. UNICEF estimates that 6.6 million children younger than 5 died last year mainly from malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea. 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Lexington Herald-Leader (Ky.)/The Associated Press (9/13) Share:      Climate and Energy Draft UN climate report to highlight worsening risks A draft United Nations report on climate change will indicate areas that have "very limited adaptive capacity" by using the color purple. The color will indicate temperature increases of 2 degrees Celsius or more over existing levels. Some of those vulnerable areas are glaciers, coral reefs and small-island countries. Reuters (9/13) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security U.S., Russia to meet again to discuss Syria peace talks The U.S. and Russia have agreed to continue discussions about peace in Syria this month in New York. Meanwhile, Syria is reportedly scattering its chemical-weapons stockpile, observers say. 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