UN urges immediate evacuation of 137 Syrian children NEWS / SYRIA'S CIVIL WAR READ MORE Siege of Eastern Ghouta: A blot on world's conscience Middle East Syria's Civil War Humanitarian crises UN Many children in Eastern Ghouta are suffering from acute malnutrition [Linda Tom/OCHA] The UN children's agency has called for the immediate evacuation of scores of sick Syrian children from a besieged rebel-held enclave on the outskirts of Damascus amid continued violence. Five children in Eastern Ghouta have reportedly died, while 137 others require immediate medical assistance, UNICEF said in a statement on Sunday. The children, aged seven-months to 17- years, are unable to access medical help for conditions ranging from kidney failure and severe malnutrition to wounds sustained from conflict. "The situation is getting worse day-by- day," said Fran Equiza, UNICEF's Syria representative in Syria. "The health system is crumbling and schools have now been clos...