Description:
Fatima, 8, stands outside at the Al-Huda Primary School for Girls in the Al Basra-al Qadima (ancient city) neighbourhood of the southern city of Basra. She is in second grade. When she was asked what she thinks of war, she said, "I shiver when I hear this word and feel like I want to hide my head in my mothers' lap to avoid seeing the attackers.".Additional Info:.Until January 2003, the situation of children and women in Iraq remains critical. One million children under five in southern and central Iraq continue to suffer from chronic malnutrition. Some 60 per cent of the entire population depend on monthly Government food rations, making them extremely vulnerable to any disruption in these supplies in the event of conflict. Widespread poverty and crumbling infrastructure, the result of years of conflict and 12 years of international economic sanctions, have affected all sectors, including massive deterioration of the country's water and sanitation systems.
Credits:
Shehzad - (Pakistan) Noorani/Majority World
Description:
Fatima, 8, stands outside at the Al-Huda Primary School for Girls in the Al Basra-al Qadima (ancient city) neighbourhood of the southern city of Basra. She is in second grade. When she was asked what she thinks of war, she said, "I shiver when I hear this word and feel like I want to hide my head in my mothers' lap to avoid seeing the attackers.".Additional Info:.Until January 2003, the situation of children and women in Iraq remains critical. One million children under five in southern and central Iraq continue to suffer from chronic malnutrition. Some 60 per cent of the entire population depend on monthly Government food rations, making them extremely vulnerable to any disruption in these supplies in the event of conflict. Widespread poverty and crumbling infrastructure, the result of years of conflict and 12 years of international economic sanctions, have affected all sectors, including massive deterioration of the country's water and sanitation systems.
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0000-00-00 00:00:00
Author:
Shehzad Noorani
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Copyright Majority World
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Image Description:
Fatima, 8, stands outside at the Al-Huda Primary School for Girls in the Al Basra-al Qadima (ancient city) neighbourhood of the southern city of Basra. She is in second grade. When she was asked what she thinks of war, she said, "I shiver when I hear this