United Nations agencies have called for urgent action to protect the more than 30 million vulnerable children most affected by the unprecedented food and nutrition crisis.
According to a written statement from the UN, factors such as conflicts, climate change, the continuing impact of Kovid-19, and rising living costs are causing millions of children to be malnourished, while basic health, nutrition and other essential services are becoming less accessible.
More than 30 million children in the 15 most affected countries worldwide suffer from malnutrition, while 8 million of them live at the deadliest level of malnutrition. This situation brings great problems for children’s life, long-term health and development.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Program and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called for a global action plan on the problems children face due to malnutrition. .
This plan aims to prevent, identify and prevent malnutrition-related problems of children in the most affected countries such as Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Yemen. It includes treating and treating children.
Taking a multisectoral approach, this global plan supports the action of mothers and children in priority nutrition for mothers and children through food, health, water, sanitation and social protection systems.
UN agencies also called for “decisive and timely action” and more UN-coordinated investment to prevent this crisis from turning into a tragedy. (AA)
