UNICEF warns of malnutrition and disease risk for migrant children in Mexican camp

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MEXICO CITY: Thousands of migrant children and adolescents living in a makeshift camp in southern Mexico are at risk of malnutrition, disease and potentially being separated from their families, the United Nations Children\u0027s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday (Dec 8). Camping outside a soccer stadium in the s

MEXICO CITY: Thousands of migrant children and adolescents living in a makeshift camp in southern Mexico are at risk of malnutrition, disease and potentially being separated from their families, the United Nations Children's Fund said on Wednesday .

Pressia Arifin-Cabo, deputy representative for UNICEF Mexico, said in a recorded video that the situation is critical. Arifin-Cabo also said UNICEF is particularly worried about the possibility of family separation, adding that many families lost documents during their travels north.

 

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