A Catastrophe For Sri Lanka’s Children

With more children killed and injured in the past 48 hours, UNICEF denounced the disastrous impact of the conflict in Sri Lanka on children. “With an estimated 50,000 civilians trapped in a tiny space of just a few square kilometers we fear many more children will be killed if the current Government offensive continues and if the LTTE refuses to allow civilians to leave the conflict zone,” said UNICEF’s Regional Director for South Asia, Daniel Toole.

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Filed under: Aid / Disasters on May 15th, 2009