Aug 20, 2023, at 11:57 pm
New York: The UN and partners are responding to disease outbreaks and an ongoing food insecurity crisis across Ethiopia which has left 1.2 million children suffering severe acute malnutrition.
Viet Nam: Children at risk of malnutrition in aftermath of Typhoon Damrey, reports UNICEF
Nov 16, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Nov 16 (Just Earth News): More than a week after Typhoon Damrey battered south-central Viet Nam, assessments by United Nations aid agencies have revealed that vulnerable populations – including children, and pregnant and nursing mothers – in poor and remote areas are still underserved by relief efforts.
Malnutrition and cholera 'a vicious combination' in war-torn Yemen – UN agency chiefs
Jul 27, 2017, at 05:03 am
New York, July 26(Just Earth News): In Yemen, the world's worst cholera outbreak is unfolding amid the world's largest humanitarian crisis, crippling health, water and sanitation facilities in the country, and creating ideal conditions for diseases to spread, according to the heads of three United Nations agencies.
Yemen's children 'have suffered enough;' UNICEF official warns of cholera rise, malnutrition
Jun 09, 2017, at 01:24 pm
New York, June 9(Just Earth News): The situation facing children in Yemen is “extremely dire,†a senior United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) official warned on Thursday, citing a dramatic increase in cases of malnutrition and a massive outbreak of cholera across the war-torn country.
As famine looms, malnutrition and disease rise sharply among Somali children – UNICEF
Mar 31, 2017, at 04:55 am
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News): As the spectre of famine hangs once again over Somalia, early numbers show an increasing number of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition and cholera or acute watery diarrhoea – a combination that killed many children in the famine of 2011, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday.
One in three people suffers malnutrition at global cost of $3.5 trillion a year – UN
Dec 02, 2016, at 01:12 pm
New York, Dec 2 (Just Earth News): As an United Nations international meeting on ways to improve diets and ensure sustainable food systems kicked off in Rome, Italy on Thursday, participants were told that one in three people on the planet suffers some form of malnutrition, impacting public health and economic development at an estimated cost of $3.5 trillion per year.
Jul 09, 2016, at 04:32 am
New York, July 8 (Just Earth News): While the 2015-2016 El Niño – one of the strongest on record – has ended, its devastating impact on children is worsening, as hunger, malnutrition and disease continue to increase following the severe droughts and floods spawned by the event, a new report from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) revealed on Friday.
More than half a million children now risk malnutrition in Yemen: UNICEF
Oct 17, 2015, at 02:16 pm
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): Yemen's spiralling crisis has caused "alarming malnutrition levels" among children because of the limited availability of and lack of access to food due to blocked or damaged delivery routes and restrictions on food and fuel imports caused by the conflict, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
Over 500 children dead, 1.7 million at risk of malnutrition owing to Yemen violence: UN
Oct 03, 2015, at 02:23 pm
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday underscored the devastating toll six months of violence has taken on the children of Yemen, where at least 500 have lost their lives and more than 1.7 million are at risk of malnutrition.
Chile, China and Morocco join fight against hunger, malnutrition
Jun 17, 2014, at 05:32 pm
New York, Jun 17 (IBNS): Chile, China and Morocco on Monday joined a growing group of countries that are making successful strides in fighting hunger and malnutrition, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced on Monday.
CAR: UN concerned over children suffering from malnutrition
Apr 26, 2014, at 05:27 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): The number of children being treated for severe acute malnutrition in the Central African Republic's war-torn capital, Bangui, has tripled since the beginning of 2014, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) confirmed on Friday, predicting that more children are likely to suffer in the coming months.