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Malnutrition

A woman holds her daughter, who is being checked for malnourishment.

Nutrition

Preventing and treating malnutrition in South Sudan

A baby sitting on his mother's lap

Saving a life with a little knowledge, peanuts and milk

UNICEF supported nutrition centres provide knowledge and provisions that save lives

Deng looking into the camera

Medicine sharing is threatening children’s lives

Poverty is robbing children suffering from malnutrition of their medicine

A boy is given ready-to-use therapeutic food

Pipes and progeny

How access to clean water prevents malnutrition in children.

a girl is sleeping on her mother's shoulder

"My daughter’s life depends on the help"

The importance of continuing life-saving services in the context of COVID-19

A nutrition worker is examining a girl

Keeping essential services close, but at least one meter apa

UNICEF is committed to the continuation of life-saving services in the context of COVID-19, in a safe way

A girl smiling

From walking to running

In eight weeks, Adut recovered from severe malnutrition and was able to walk, six months later she is running

A mother holding her daughter

How traditional beliefs threaten young children’s lives

The belief that 'Cala" causes malnutrition and that sesame oil is the treatment almost killed Nyibol.

A boy is sucking on a lolipop

Eight weeks-six months-two teeth

Six months after Akot recovered from severe acute malnutrition, he is walking, eating and playing.

A boy's mid-upper arm is measured

Hunger threatens over half of the population in South Sudan

Food security worsened significantly in areas hit by last year’s floods