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Children still at increased risk in northwest Pakistan

Children still at increased risk in northwest Pakistan

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Since the beginning of the year, more than 240,000 people – over half of them children – have been registered as displaced from Khyber Agency, a tribal area in volatile north-west Pakistan.

Children in particular are at an increased risk for psychological distress, disrupted education, disease and malnutrition.

Gerry Adams reports.

Duration: 2'22"