GENEVA: Divisions among the veto-wielding powers of the U.N. Security Council are harming the world’s children and sowing the seeds of future conflicts, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday.
This year, riven by conflicts, has been the worst in two generations for children around the world, but 2015 looks set to be even worse, said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake.
“This reflects the indisputable fact that the world is more divided politically among and within nations than ever before,” Lake told Reuters.
UNICEF estimates 15 million children are caught up in wars in Syria, Iraq, Central African Republic, …read more
Source: Free Malaysia Today
