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Infant and young child nutrition
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Children survive and thrive
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Malnutrition in mothers soars by 25 per cent in crisis-hit countries, putting women and newborn babies at risk – UNICEF
NEW YORK, 7 March 2023 – The number of pregnant and breastfeeding adolescent girls and women suffering from acute malnutrition has soared from 5.5 million to 6.9 million – or 25 per cent – since 2020 in 12 countries hardest hit by the global food and nutrition crisis, according to a new report released by UNICEF t...
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More than half of parents and pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing – WHO, UNICEF
GENEVA/NEW YORK, 23 February 2022, – More than half of parents and pregnant women (51 per cent) surveyed for a new WHO/UNICEF report say they have been targeted with marketing from formula milk companies, much of which is in breach of international standards on infant feeding practices. The report, How marketing...
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Young children’s diets show no improvement in last decade, ‘could get much worse’ under COVID-19
NEW YORK, 22 September 2021, , –, Children under the age of 2 are not getting the food or nutrients they need to thrive and grow well, leading to irreversible developmental harm, according to a new report released by UNICEF today. Fed to Fail? The crisis of children’s diets in early life – released ahead of th...
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Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 3 August 2021, – “At the start of this year, governments, donors, civil society and the private sector united to launch the Nutrition for Growth Year of Action . The Year of Action is a historic opportunity to transform the way the world tackles the global commitment to eliminate child malnutrit...
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Easy, affordable and healthy eating tips during COVID-19
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak is upending life for families around the world. As schools and childcare centres close, many parents are finding themselves stuck at home for most of the day juggling childcare, full-time work and other competing responsibilities. Figuring out “What’s for dinner?” can be...
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Children survive and thrive
Child health. Challenges, For every child, quality healthcare Armenia has achieved a two times reduction in infant mortality rate during the last decades, reflecting intensive efforts of the Ministry of Health and partners to improve children’s health status. However, during the last three years there is some stag...
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It all begins when a mother faces a choice of whether to breastfeed her newborn or give a formula
On November 20, 2017 Armenia joined UNICEF’s global Children Takeover campaign dedicated to World Children’s Day. On that day National Assembly of Armenia joined UNICEF’s global campaign to help to give a voice to children.A special session taken over by five adolescent speakers was held in the National Assembly o...
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Babies and mothers worldwide failed by lack of investment in breastfeeding
GENEVA/NEW YORK, 1 August 2017 – , No country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breastfeeding, according to a new report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Global Breastfeeding Collective, a new initiative to increase global breastfeeding rates. The Global ...
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Investments in poor children save more lives per dollar spent, new UNICEF study says
NEW YORK, 28 June 2017 –, Investing in the health and survival of the most deprived children and communities provides more value for money, saving almost twice as many lives for every US$1 million spent as equivalent investments in less deprived groups, according to a new UNICEF analysis. Narrowing the Gaps: The ...