The Press Association
2 days ago
The lives of children in Zimbabwe have become "unbearable", with rising levels of chronic malnutrition, crumbling healthcare, and the risk of violence and rape, a global children's charity said.
Zimbabweans are going to the polls in a landmark election which many hope will see the end of President Robert Mugabe's 28-year reign.
And although the six million children of the southern African country will be hoping for a brighter future, they face a bleak present, Save the Children said.
Rachel Pounds, the charity's director in Zimbabwe, said: "Daily life for most children in Zimbabwe has become unbearable. Every element of their lives has been affected. Children are going hungry and suffering from illness because they can't get enough clean water to drink.
Their families can't afford to get them help when they are sick and one in 10 children will not make it to their fifth birthday.
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