A United Nations report paints a grim picture of life in Iraq for two million children, but says an improving security outlook offers the opportunity to provide much-needed help. - Released Friday by the United Nations children's agency (UNICEF), the report says roughly two million Iraqi children face daily threats of poor nutrition, disease and lack of schooling. - Children are also the victims of violence, frequently caught in the crossfire of fighting, said the report, called Little Respite for Iraq's Children in 2007. - About 1,350 children were detained by authorities in 2007, "many for alleged security violations" while only 28 per cent of 17-year-olds took their school-leaving exams this year, it said. - The UN estimates 75,000 Iraqi children are living in temporary shelters or camps. - "Iraqi children are paying far too high a price," Roger Wright, UNICEF's special representative for Iraq said in a statement. - The...
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