[NYTr] Cuba Denounces Precarious Situation of Children Worldwide

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Cuba Denounces Precarious Situation of Children Worldwide

Havana, Dec 13 (acn) Cuba's ambassador to the United Nations Rodrigo 
Malmierca, said the children's situation worldwide is very discouraging 
and noted that the challenges to create a world suitable for children 
are unprecedented.

Malmierca warned the UN Assembly about the scourges threatening 
childhood throughout the world. He mentioned wars, preventable 
diseases, famine, inequalities, climate change and the continued lack 
of resources in most regions of the planet.

Likewise, the Cuban representative denounced the lack of cooperation 
and coercive and unilateral measures imposed by certain developed 
countries, Granma newspaper published this Thursday.

Cuba's ambassador to the UN said that as a result of the unfair world 
order, some 10 million children die every year, most of them from 
preventable diseases, while around 27 million under one year old do not 
receive immunization.

Malmierca pointed out that nearly 218 million children under 5 years 
old work, of them 126.3 million do it for very low salaries and without 
protection in sectors such as mining and agriculture.

On the other hand, the ambassador told the Assembly about the 
conditions of Cuban children. He noted that in spite of the economic 
blockade of the U.S against the island and its hostile policy for over 
nearly 50 years, the country has made substantial progress in favor of 
children's well being.

Cuba has one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the world: 5.3 per 
1000 live births, Malmierca stressed, adding that they all have free 
access to education resulting in 99.6 percent of literacy.