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聯合國兒童基金:營養不良是殘疾的主要原因

2013年5月30日
A young girl tries to engage Soa Tamba (5) in play at THINK's transit centre for children in contact with law in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. Soa, mentally challenged from birth, was found abandoned at the door of a hospital three years ago. The case was reported to the police who brought him to THINK. In recent times, Liberia continues to recover from a ruinous 14-year civil war that ended in 2003. Although the Government is working to rebuild the country‚Äôs destroyed infrastructure, many Liberians still live without access to basic services. The influx of approximately 178,000 refugees from Cv¥te d'Ivoire, who fled their own country after controversy surrounding the 28 November 2010 presidential election turned violent, has only exacerbated the situation. Waning supplies of safe drinking water and food, inadequate sanitation facilities, constricted access to medical care and overcrowding all threaten the health of Liberian and Ivorian children alike. The education of many children has also been disrupted because refugees stay in schools when there are not enough families to host them. The poor condition of roads makes it difficult for aid to reach remote areas, where many of the most vulnerable families live. Many of the refugees have returned home, but thousands have stayed back, often hosted by Liberian communities and families, both in rural and urban areas of the country. NGOs and the Liberian Government continue to work hard to provide life-saving services for both Liberian citizens and Ivorian refugees.
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聯合國兒童基金在2013年年度報導中稱,發展中國家和新興國家中的殘疾兒童生活在孤立、更為貧困的狀態,並受到歧視。他們以及他們的家庭屬於全球最受忽視的人群。殘疾兒童經常被送到孤兒院。報告指出,即便在工業國家,殘疾兒童受到的暴力風險也比健康兒童高3至4倍。此外,與同齡孩子相比,他們上學的比例更低。根據聯合國兒童基金的報告,產生嚴重生理和心理殘疾的原因來自營養不良。全球每年有1.65億兒童的生長發育受到營養不良的影響。

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