Confronting the food and nutrition crisis
The challenge, In June 2022, UNICEF warned that almost 8 million children under 5 across 15 crisis-hit countries were at risk of death from severe wasting unless they received immediate therapeutic food and care. Severe wasting is the most lethal form of undernutrition, and one of the top threats to child survival. With soaring food prices driven by the war in…, The solution, The world responded. With $766 million in new funding, UNICEF delivered the largest nutrition response on record. Globally, UNICEF and partners reached 7.3 million children with life-saving treatment in 2022, a 35 per cent increase from 2021 and the highest number of children treated for severe wasting since large-scale treatment began in 2007.…, Historic response, much more to do, Despite the historic response in 2022, most of the essential services to protect mothers and children from the threat of acute malnutrition remain under-funded. The overlapping global food, nutrition and climate crises along with economic pressures persist. In addition to the funding needed to continue programmes for the early detection and…, What UNICEF is calling for, Niger. A mother feeds her baby a nutritious supplement at an intensive nutritional recovery centre in Niger. A mother feeds her baby a nutritious supplement at an intensive nutritional recovery centre in Niger. Donors to deliver on their pledges and mobilize the $400 million necessary to extend much-needed prevention services to the worst-affected…
