UN agencies say over 500 Iraqi children killed by explosive ordnance in 5 years

Unexploded and abandoned explosive ordnance has killed 519 children in Iraq, mainly boys, over the past five years, the UNICEF and the UNMAS said. "For the last 5 years, 519 children have been killed or maimed in Iraq due to explosive ordnance. More than 80 per cent of children affected are boys. Boys are disproportionately impacted due to incidents of child labour, UNICEF and UNMAS said.