Child dies every 3 seconds as world ‘turns blind eye’

AN extra four million of the world’s poorest children have died over 10 years because governments are “turning a blind eye” to those most in need, according to a report published by leading charity, Save the Children.

Britain’s International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell said it was a “global scandal” that children were dying at a rate of one every three seconds.

He promised British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg would push for action at the forthcoming gathering in New York where world leaders will discuss progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).