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U.N.: Lack of Water Causing Child Deaths in Kiribati

Poor hygiene and sanitation stemming from a lack of water is contributing to soaring child mortality rates in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati, a U.N. envoy said Thursday.

U.N. special rapporteur on the right to water and sanitation Catarina de Albuquerque said urgent action was needed to address water shortages among the country's 100,000 population.

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