Humanitarian Nutrition Commodity Funding Update

An overview of the funding status for ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) and therapeutic milks across priority humanitarian contexts.

Sitting on the lap of a woman, a child eats ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) from a sachet
UNICEF/Umar

About

This update is designed to support governments, donors, and UNICEF implementing partners with timely information on nutrition commodity availability and funding gaps across key humanitarian settings.

With this update UNICEF aims to enable data-driven funding and programme decisions to ensure continuity of life-saving nutrition services for children affected by wasting. The update also underscores the importance of optimizing limited resources through coordinated planning, prioritization, and efficient allocation to high priority settings.