Women and children from a drought-stricken area wait for relief outside the Army Relief Camp in Mithi in the Sindh province
Women and children from a drought-stricken area wait for relief outside the Army Relief Camp in Mithi in the Sindh province March 11, 2014.Dozens of children have died of malnutrition and other causes in Pakistan's southern region this year, prompting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to travel to the drought-stricken area to allocate $10 million in emergency aid.The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said 18 children under the age of five had died in January and another 23 in February. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: HEALTH ENVIRONMENT MILITARY)
Kari, a 9-year-old suffering from a stomach infection, lies beside her mother at the Civil Hospital in Mithi, Sindh province
Kari (2nd L), a 9-year-old suffering from a stomach infection, lies beside her mother at the Civil Hospital in Mithi, Sindh province March 11, 2014. Dozens of children have died of malnutrition and other causes in Pakistan's southern region this year, prompting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to travel to the drought-stricken area to allocate $10 million in emergency aid.The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said 18 children under the age of five had died in January and another 23 in February. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: HEALTH ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY POVERTY)
Nand Lal, a 10-year-old who was displaced from a drought-stricken area suffers from a chest infection, sleeps on a bench outside a ward in Civil Hospital Mithi in the Sindh province
Nand Lal, a 10-year-old who was displaced from a drought-stricken area suffers from a chest infection, sleeps on a bench outside a ward in Civil Hospital Mithi in the Sindh province March 11, 2014.Dozens of children have died of malnutrition and other causes in Pakistan's southern region this year, prompting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to travel to the drought-stricken area to allocate $10 million in emergency aid.The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said 18 children under the age of five had died in January and another 23 in February. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: HEALTH ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY POVERTY)
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Family members and villagers carry the body of two-month-old Mangal, who died of infection, for his burial in a drought-stricken area of Kaposar village of Mithi, in the Sindh province
Family members and villagers carry the body of two-month-old Mangal, who died of infection, for his burial in a drought-stricken area of Kaposar village of Mithi, in the Sindh province March 11, 2014.Dozens of children have died of malnutrition and other causes in Pakistan's southern region this year, prompting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to travel to the drought-stricken area to allocate $10 million in emergency aid.The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said 18 children under the age of five had died in January and another 23 in February. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: HEALTH ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY POVERTY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Family members and villagers gather around the body of two-month-old Mangal, who died of infection, before his burial in a drought-stricken area of Kaposar village of Mithi, in the Sindh province
Family members and villagers gather around the body of two-month-old Mangal, who died of infection, before his burial in a drought-stricken area of Kaposar village of Mithi, in the Sindh province March 11, 2014. Dozens of children have died of malnutrition and other causes in Pakistan's southern region this year, prompting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to travel to the drought-stricken area to allocate $10 million in emergency aid.The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said 18 children under the age of five had died in January and another 23 in February. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: HEALTH ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY POVERTY)
A woman prepares the body of a deceased two-month-old boy, Mangal, for burial in a drought-stricken area of Kaposar village of Mithi, in the Sindh province
A woman prepares the body of a deceased two-month-old boy, Mangal, for burial in a drought-stricken area of Kaposar village of Mithi, in the Sindh province March 11, 2014. Dozens of children have died of malnutrition and other causes in Pakistan's southern region this year, prompting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to travel to the drought-stricken area to allocate $10 million in emergency aid.The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said 18 children under the age of five had died in January and another 23 in February. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: HEALTH ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY POVERTY)
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