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children in forced labour
The number of victims of forced labour in sub-Saharan Africa is 660,000. In this region, the figure reflects the stubborn survival of traditional forms of servitude, but also relates to extreme poverty, a high incidence of child labour, and a context of severe political violence. Where armed conflicts and...
UNICEF Combatting child mortality
About 19,000 children under the age of five die every day, mainly from preventable causes. More than 70 per cent are attributable to six causes: diarrhoea, malaria, neonatal infection, pneumonia, preterm delivery, or lack of oxygen at birth. These deaths occur mainly in the developing world. Sub-Saharan Africa has...