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Malnutrition and disease warning for migrant children

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UNICEF is warning that thousands of migrant children and adolescents in southern Mexico are at risk of malnutrition and disease

Thousands of migrants are currently living in a makeshift camps, including many who are awaiting responses to their requests for asylum.

The Deputy for UNICEF Mexico says “there are no places where they can access water, where they can wash or attend to their nutritional needs.”

Mexican authorities have been attempting to dismantle the camp near the border with Guatemala, and have started to transfer migrants to other regions.

Mexico’s Immigration Authority has not commented on the crisis.

Around 40 per cent of the refugee applicants in Mexico are minors.

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Costa is a news producer at ticker NEWS. He has previously worked as a regional journalist at the Southern Highlands Express newspaper. He also has several years' experience in the fire and emergency services sector, where he has worked with researchers, policymakers and local communities. He has also worked at the Seven Network during their Olympic Games coverage and in the ABC Melbourne newsroom. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Professional), with expertise in journalism, politics and international relations. His other interests include colonial legacies in the Pacific, counter-terrorism, aviation and travel.

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