Nearly 2.3 million children under the age of five in Yemen are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021, four United Nations agencies warned. Of these, 400,000 are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition and could die if they do not receive urgent treatment.
The new figures, from the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Acute Malnutrition report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), UNICEF, the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, mark an increase of 16 per cent and 22 per cent, respectively, from 2020.
The agencies also warned that these were among the highest levels of severe acute malnutrition recorded in Yemen since the escalation of conflict in 2015.
Malnutrition damages a child’s physical and cognitive development, especially during the first two years of a child’s life. It is largely irreversible, perpetuating illness, poverty and inequality.
Preventing malnutrition and addressing its devastating impact starts with good maternal health, yet around 1.2 million pregnant or breastfeeding women in Yemen are projected to be acutely malnourished in 2021.
WFP
Escaping from Scam Center on Cambodia’s Bokor Mountain
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss Children and Armed Conflict
10 Shocking Revelations from Bangladesh Commission’s Report About Ex-PM Hasina-Linked Forced Disappearances
Migration Dynamics Shifting Due to New US Administration New Regional Laws
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss the Maintenance of International Peace and Security and Artificial Intelligence
Winter Brings New Challenges for Residents living in Ukraine’s Donetsk Region
Permanent Representative of Israel Briefs Press at UN Headquarters
Hospitals Overwhelmed in Vanuatu as Death and Damage Toll Mounts from Quake
Subscribe Our You Tube Channel
Fighting Fake News
Fighting Lies
