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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Exposure to toxic air both indoors and out kills some
600,000 children under the age of 15 each year, the World Health Organisation Curfew imposed in
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Data from the UN health body shows that every day, 93 per cent of children under found, police intensify
the age of 15 — a full 1.8 billion youngsters, including 630 million under the age of investigations

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This has tragic consequences: In 2016 alone, some 600,000 children died from store window after
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"Polluted air is poisoning millions of children and ruining their lives," WHO chief members promoted

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"This is inexcusable. Every child should be able to breathe clean air so they can Gov't boosting castor
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According to WHO data, more than nine out of 10 people on the planet breathe up licence after car crash
dangerously toxic air, causing some seven million premature deaths each year. Three killed in two
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Air pollution is especially dangerous for children, and accounts for nearly one in 10 incidents

deaths among children under five around the globe, the report found.

WHO's study, which examined the health toll on children breathing health-hazardous You May Like
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The report, launched ahead of the WHO's first ever Global Conference on Air murdered in St
Pollution and Health, revealed that when pregnant women are exposed to polluted Thomas
air, they are more likely to give birth prematurely and have small, low birthweight
children.

It found that children are often more vulnerable to the impact of air pollution since
they breath more rapidly than adults, and thus absorb more pollutants at a time
when their brains and bodies are still developing.

They also live closer to the ground, where a number of pollutants reach peak
concentrations, WHO said, pointing out that new-borns and young children are also
more susceptible to household air pollution in homes that use polluting fuels for
cooking, heating and lighting.

Air pollution can impact a child's development and cognitive ability, and can trigger
asthma and childhood cancer, WHO said.

Children who have been exposed to high levels of air pollution may also be at
greater risk for chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease later in life, it said.

"Air pollution is stunting our children's brains, affecting their health in more ways
than we suspected," warned Maria Neira, the head of the WHO's department of
public health and environment.

The UN health body is calling for an acceleration of the switch to clean cooking and
heating fuels, and for the promotion of cleaner transportation, lower emissions, and
better waste management, among other measures.

"The world needs to reduce the overdependence we have on fossil (fuel), and
accelerate to clean, renewable energy," Neira told reporters in a conference call.

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