One million Afghan children suffer 'life-threatening' malnutrition
Summary
The United Nations says that one million children in Afghanistan are facing severe malnutrition that threatens their lives. Overall, 3.7 million children in the country are acutely malnourished, as the nation struggles with ongoing hunger crises caused by war and instability.Key Facts
- One million Afghan children have life-threatening malnutrition.
- A total of 3.7 million children in Afghanistan suffer from wasting, which means extreme lack of nutrition.
- Malnutrition in Afghanistan is worsening.
- Afghanistan has faced repeated hunger emergencies over the past decades.
- The problems are linked to civil war and other ongoing crises in the country.
- UNICEF, the UN children’s agency, provided these statistics.
- The situation represents a serious child health emergency in Afghanistan.
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