The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. November 20, 2009 UN: Afghanistan World’s Most Dangerous Nation for Children ---------------------------------------------------------- The United Nations says Afghanistan is now the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, Afghanistan has the world’s highest infant mortality rate, and 70 percent of children lack access to clean water. .