Children's Mortality Rates Over Emergency Levels in North
The UN IRIN reports that a joint survey of internally displaced persons' (IDP) camps has shown that mortality rates for children in northern Uganda are above emergency levels.
Of the estimated 1.4 million IDPs in the conflict-ridden region, of whom 80 percent are women and children, the survey's preliminary findings reveal that crude mortality rates and under-five mortality rates are above the emergency thresholds of one death per 10,000 per day and two deaths per 10,000 per day respectively.
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is faced with a 46 percent funding shortfall in the over US $40 million it requires to deal effectively with the crisis, UN News reported.
Of the estimated 1.4 million IDPs in the conflict-ridden region, of whom 80 percent are women and children, the survey's preliminary findings reveal that crude mortality rates and under-five mortality rates are above the emergency thresholds of one death per 10,000 per day and two deaths per 10,000 per day respectively.
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is faced with a 46 percent funding shortfall in the over US $40 million it requires to deal effectively with the crisis, UN News reported.