Daily Revolt

July 16, 2007

UN: Iraqi Children Worse Off

There is never any mention about the suffering of the Iraqi people, especially the children. Can anyone prove for sure that life now is better than under Saddam Hussein:
The situation for Iraqi children is getting worse and, in some respects, was better before the war began, a senior U.N. official said Monday.

"Children today are much worse off than they were a year ago, and they certainly are worse off than they were three years ago," said Dan Toole, director of emergency programs for the United Nations Children's Fund. He said Iraqis no longer have safe access to a government-funded food basket, established under Saddam Hussein to deal with international sanctions.

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