UNICEF says it is extremely concerned at reports of the death of 40 children in Iraq.
According to official reports they died as a direct consequence of violence, displacement and dehydration over the past two days.
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The agency says families who fled the area are in immediate need of urgent assistance.
Up to 25,000 children are now believed to be stranded in mountains surrounding Sinjar in North Western Iraq and are in dire need of humanitarian aid including drinking water and sanitation services.
The state was taken over by the Islamic State (formerly known as ISIS) on Sunday.
