[UN News]Children’s lives at stake, COVID threatens to undo 30 years of ‘remarkable progress’
The number of global under-five deaths dropped to its lowest point on record in 2019 – down to 5.2 million, from 12.5 million in 1990. However, there are fears the numbers could rise on back of COVID-induced disruptions to child and maternal health services, new estimates released on Wednesday, ...