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Economic Downturn Could Kill Hundreds Of Thousands Of Children

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Economic Downturn Could Kill Hundreds Of Thousands Of Children

Economic Downturn Could Kill Hundreds Of Thousands Of Children

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of children could die this year due to the global economic downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic and tens of millions more could fall into extreme poverty as a result of the crisis, the United Nations warned on Thursday.

The world body also said in a risk report that nearly 369 million children across 143 countries who normally rely on school meals for a reliable source of daily nutrition have now been forced to look elsewhere.


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