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Malnutrition

health worker measuring arm circumference of a child
Programme
15 January 2018
Nutrition
Offices are empowered to ensure all children are well nourished and receive optimal nutrition
Sudan. A woman plays with her daughter at their home in Wager village in Kassala State, Sudan.
Report
07 March 2023
Undernourished and Overlooked
A global nutrition crisis in adolescent girls and women

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Full report (PDF, 10 MB)
Executive summary (English) (PDF, 1 MB)
Executive summary (French) (PDF, 1 KB)
Executive summary (Spanish) (PDF, 1 KB)
On 10 February 2023 in Yemen, Aml Hasan Khamees, 30, spends time with her children inside the family’s shelter.
Press release
07 March 2023
Malnutrition in mothers soars by 25 per cent in crisis-hit countries, putting women and newborn babies at risk – UNICEF
With half of stunting in children under 2 developing during pregnancy and before six months, new report raises the alarm on the need to invest in essential nutrition programmes for adolescent girls and women
On 12 March 2020 in Yemen, father Moharram Al-Oshari carries his daughter's, Bulqis and Arwa, back to their tent in Mareb, after receiving supplements to treat their malnutrition.
Press release
17 November 2022
Advancing nurturing care in humanitarian settings: Overview of workshops in Arab countries
Children eat ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) after they were admitted in an out-patient therapeutic programme (OTP) at Patient Helping Fund Integrated Nutrition Facility located in Abu Shock internally displaced persons camp in North Darfur.
Report
28 September 2022
Child alert: Severe wasting
Also known as severe acute malnutrition, severe wasting is an overlooked but devastating child survival emergency.

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English (PDF, 4 MB)
French (PDF, 3 MB)
Spanish (PDF, 3 MB)
Arabic (PDF, 2 MB)
On 5 November 2019 at the Zam Zam IDP camp, in El-Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan, Nafisa Ali Abdullah (left), Health Awareness Counsellor, shows Zainab Ahmed Khamiz how to feed Plumpy'Nut to her 11-month-old daughter Maria who suffers from malnutrition.
Press release
24 September 2022
Over half a billion dollars pledged to tackle severe wasting since July in unprecedented international response to deepening child malnutrition crisis
At least 60 per cent of commitments will directly support UNICEF’s work in 15 countries hardest hit by the food and nutrition crisis
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Photo essay
20 September 2022
Jouri’s journey to fight severe acute malnutrition in Yemen
UNICEF is the sole provider for therapeutic food and routine medications for SAM management programme in Yemen
Internally Displaced People fill containers with water
Article
24 August 2022
4 things you need to know about water and famine
Millions of children are facing the deadly effects of drought, including acute hunger, malnutrition and thirst
Unicef Logo
Press release
24 August 2022
WITH HIGHER FOOD PRICES AND PRESSING NEEDS, UN TEAM IN ALGERIA CALLS FOR SUPPORT FOR SAHRAW
Call for international humanitarian action in the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf
Ali Abubakar smiles while recovering from severe malnourishment at UNICEF supported Damazin Hospital Stabilization Centre in Ad-Damazin, the capital of the Blue Nile State in Sudan.
Press release
23 June 2022
Global hunger crisis pushing one child into severe malnutrition every minute in 15 crisis-hit countries
Ahead of G7 summit, UNICEF appeals for US$1.2 billion to meet urgent needs of 8 million children at risk of death from severe wasting