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Hajara Abdul Rahman being weighed at a clinic in Tamale

11 January 2019

Stunting and Malnutrition

Every child has a right to adequate nutrition

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Calling for a rapid scale-up to tackle malnutrition

UNICEF, the AU and the Democratic Republic of Congo call for stronger commitments from African leaders to strengthen multi-sectoral nutrition investments

A mother sitting on the floor feeding her child with a spoon

African leaders and development partners called to combine scaled-up humanitarian response with prevention, as the situation worsens for millions of children facing severe wasting - UNICEF

Global food price rises, low harvests, climate change and conflict mean concerted action is needed by African Heads of State meeting this week in Equatorial Guinea to build long-term resilience

A baby being feed with a blue cup

Joint Note on the Nutrition Situtation in WCA

WCA Regional Nutrition Working Group

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A baby's arm is being measured to screen for malnutrition

Urgent action needed to holistically address child malnutrition in West and Central Africa

The sharp increase of the number of malnourished children in the recent years requires to act urgently not only to save lives, but also to prevent children from becoming malnourished

08 December 2021

European Union provides fresh funding to support COVID-19 vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa

The programme will reach more than 189 million people

A mother and her baby in front of her home in Fada, in the east of Burkina Faso

23 September 2021

Addressing the Challenge of Children's Diet in Early Life in

Addressing the Challenge of Children's Diet in Early Life in West and Central Africa

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Mothers holding babies with plumpy nut

22 September 2021

Young children’s diets show no improvement in last decade, ‘could get much worse’ under COVID-19 - UNICEF

During crucial period when children begin to transition to solid foods, just 1 in 3 are fed a diet diverse enough to grow well

A mother is cuddling her baby while she’s waiting for her baby to be weighted, measured and vaccinated, in the health center of Kaya, in the North of Burkina Faso.

22 September 2021

Regional Landscape Analysis of Trends and Factors of Young C

Regional Landscape Analysis of Trends and Factors of Young Children’s Diets

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Additional €2.7 million from the EU Humanitarian Aid to tackle child malnutrition in Niger

In Niger, over 1.6 million children under five are estimated to suffer from malnutrition, of which over 450,000 severely.