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UN: 49,000 kids dying of malnutrition linked to Boko Haram

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In this Sunday , May. 3, 2015 file photo a doctor attends to a Malnourished child as women and children rescued by Nigerian soldiers wait to receive treatment at a refugee camp in Yola, Nigeria. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba file)
In this Sunday , May. 3, 2015 file photo a doctor attends to a Malnourished child as women and children rescued by Nigerian soldiers wait to receive treatment at a refugee camp in Yola, Nigeria. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba file)

The U.N. children’s agency warns that some 49,000 children will die of malnutrition in areas once cut off by northeastern Nigeria’s Islamic extremist uprising if they don’t get treatment.

UNICEF is calling for charities and donors to respond quickly to avert a tragedy in Borno state, where nearly a quarter of a million children are severely malnourished.

Most of the children are in areas that had been inaccessible before a multinational force liberated them from Boko Haram extremists earlier this year.

The seven-year Boko Haram insurgency has killed more than 20,000 people in the region.

The UNICEF statement Tuesday says the agency has received less than half of the $55.5 million it appealed for earlier this year, and now the needs are even greater.

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17 responses to “UN: 49,000 kids dying of malnutrition linked to Boko Haram”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    We could let Mr. London weigh in on this one.

    1. Hind Abyad Avatar
      Hind Abyad

      He would know, Michael is the expert.

      1. Michaelinlondon1234 Avatar
        Michaelinlondon1234

        Lol Lived in a group house with a Nigerian year ago for a short while. Nice guy. Britain forgot to inform them about contraceptives and family planning.
        Perhaps one of you could outline just general muslim attitudes to the subject for me.
        Obviously using bullets is not working as is seen in Afghanistan. (I am feeling cynical and sarcastic today)
        Hope you are well.

        1. Hind Abyad Avatar
          Hind Abyad

          Levant is controlled by desert rats take look at Syria before the war.
          http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lama-younes/syria-before-the-war_b_9190664.html
          http://www.atlasofwonders.com/2012/08/forbidden-wonders-syria.html

          1. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Good link …. Rather liked this one, from the age when armies fought ..
            http://www.atlasofwonders.com/2015/01/monument-battle-nations-leipzig.html

          2. Michaelinlondon1234 Avatar
            Michaelinlondon1234

            Nice thank you.
            As I said to 5th drawer “I am growing lemon trees from seed to try to take away some of the bitter taste..”
            https://youtu.be/57XoFG0QuMI

          3. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Indoor plant here … for sure. Nice idea …

          4. Michaelinlondon1234 Avatar
            Michaelinlondon1234

            In the UK good for conservatories. They can not take snow? not sure. A friend had one as an indoor plant. The apricot I started can be grown outdoors eventually (In London) A friend has one..

          5. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            I don’t think it’s a ‘snow’ problem … it’s the months of -20 temps.

          6. Hind Abyad Avatar
            Hind Abyad

            How’s lemon bitter? I see lime on the left that’s more bitter..

          7. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Feed either one to a kid in a high-chair and get great pics of a pucker. 😉

          8. Hind Abyad Avatar
            Hind Abyad

            I never leave half lemon on the table to waste, i bite it, there was a girl in a high-chair watching cause everybody else was, she wanted same thing, mama, baba said no non…she bit in her body and face shook up.
            See? I told you so said mama, the girl kept it and loved it.

          9. Michaelinlondon1234 Avatar
            Michaelinlondon1234

            So peel those seeds and pass on to friends as 3 year olds. Would make nice presents.

    2. Michaelinlondon1234 Avatar
      Michaelinlondon1234

      Lol Lived in a group house with a Nigerian year ago for a short while.
      Nice guy. Britain forgot to inform them about contraceptives and family
      planning.
      Perhaps one of you could outline just general muslim attitudes to the subject for me.
      Obviously using bullets is not working as is seen in Afghanistan. (I am feeling cynical and sarcastic today)
      Hope all is good. I am growing lemon trees from seed to try to take away some of the bitter taste..

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