Malnutrition

Drought exacerbates 'deadly malnutrition' among Ethiopian children

In the Somali region — one of the worst affected — the malnutrition rate jumped 64 percent in the past year, according to Save the Children.

UN: Millions of people facing severe hunger in West Africa's Sahel

“A combination of violence, insecurity, deep poverty and record-high food prices is exacerbating malnutrition and driving millions to the fringes of survival,” according to the UN.

Violence in Burkina Faso 'displaces' over 1.8M people

As violence aggravates existing crises, 15% of Burkina Faso's population is currently faced with food insecurity, and 1 in 10 children suffer from malnutrition, says the Red Cross.

Hundreds of children under five die of hunger in Ethiopia's Tigray

While the deaths from malnutrition — recorded between June last year and April 1 — are close to 2,000, the number is likely higher as most hunger deaths go unrecorded.

UNICEF: Ukraine-Russia conflict raising malnutrition risk in Middle East

The conflict has severely disrupted food imports to the region, the UN children's agency said, adding if the situation persists it could impact children in Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

UN: Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis to face famine this year

“More and more children are going to bed hungry in Yemen,” says Catherine Russell, UNICEF's executive director.

UN appeals for $850M to help Afghanistan cope with impact of violence

At least 18 million Afghans are in need of assistance and the United Nations' plan is to provide help for at least 15.7 million of them, says Ramiz Alakbarov, UN humanitarian chief in Afghanistan.

‘Alarming’ malnutrition reported in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says 26.6 percent of children screened at remote clinics in recent weeks throughout Ethiopia’s northwest region of Tigray were malnourished.

Minors make up quarter of civilian casualties in Yemen

A recent Save the Children report says over 2,300 children were killed from 2018 to 2020 in the war between Iran-backed rebels and Saudi-led coalition supporting the government in Yemen.

UN appeals for $5.5B to avert famine catastrophe in dozens of countries

More than 88 million people were suffering from “acute hunger” at the end of 2020 due to conflict and instability, a 20 percent increase in one year, says UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at UNSC meeting.

400,000 Yemeni children under 5 in danger of death by acute malnutrition

UN agencies say 2.3 million small children in war-torn Yemen are estimated to starve this year.

Nearly 10 million children will suffer from malnutrition in 2021: UNICEF

UNICEF expects that 10.4 million children will suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021 due to prolonged conflicts, internal displacement and the coronavirus pandemic.