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Over 100 deaths a day: UN warns of air pollution's toll on young children in East Asia, Pacific

Monday 10 Feb 25 11:00am

Photo by Charu Chaturvedi on Unsplash

More than 100 children under the age of five die each day in East Asia and the Pacific from air pollution-related causes, said Unicef on Feb 6, in a call for urgent action to cut deadly emissions, toughen air quality standards and improve health systems.

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