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Press release
12 January 2023
Urgent action needed as acute malnutrition threatens the lives of millions of vulnerable children
Report
06 December 2022
Preventing childhood overweight and obesity
Recommendations to support governments and key stakeholders in improving urban food environments in Latin America and the Caribbean
Files available for download (6)
Diagnosis and recommendations - Spanish
(PDF, 11 MB)
Case study: Mexico - Spanish
(PDF, 11 MB)
Case study: Chile - Spanish
(PDF, 11 MB)
Diagnosis and recommendations - English
(PDF, 14 MB)
Case study: Mexico - English
(PDF, 12 MB)
Case study: Chile - English
(PDF, 12 MB)
News note
14 October 2022
Cholera threat ‘close to a death sentence' for children with severe acute malnutrition in Haiti as food insecurity worsens
In Cité Soleil, 8,000 children under five are at risk due to combined threat of severe wasting and cholera.
News note
30 May 2021
Haiti: funding gap threatens the lives of nearly 86,000 children
Number of children pushed into severe acute malnutrition could increase by more than double this year
Article
01 December 2020
In the search for cases of child malnutrition in Guatemala
In the middle of the health and nutritional emergencies caused by COVID-19
Report
14 October 2019
The State of the World's Children 2019
Children, food and nutrition - Growing well in a changing world. Latin America and the Caribbean
Files available for download (2)
Spanish
(PDF, 1 MB)
English
(PDF, 1 MB)
Press release
14 October 2019
1 in 5 children under five are not growing well due to malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean, warns UNICEF
Article
14 October 2019
Fighting Acute Malnutrition in Mare-Briole
To ensure that children realize their right to food and nutrition and reach their full potential.
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