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Malnutrition Crisis in Afghanistan: One Girl's Journey to Recovery

Parwana, 4, weighed less than 20 pounds. Then she started a regimen of UNICEF-supplied Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food.

In Maywand, Afghanistan, a 9-month-old boy suffering from severe acute malnutrition is given a packet of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) provided by a UNICEF-supported mobile health and nutrition team.

Crisis in Afghanistan: UNICEF's Manuel Fontaine Explains

The Director of UNICEF’s Office of Emergency Programs reports on the urgent and growing needs of children: "There is no time to waste." [VIDEO]

Record Number of Children in Crisis, Says UNICEF's Humanitarian Appeal

UNICEF launches $9.4 billion emergency funding appeal for the 177 million children affected by conflict, the climate crisis and COVID-19.

UNICEF Child Reporter Christine Saida Andrea on a field mission in Pibor, Jonglei State, South Sudan.

Situation Grows Increasingly Desperate for Children in South Sudan

UNICEF is scaling its humanitarian response — but more support is needed to save and protect children from malnutrition and other threats.

In 2021, 2-year-old Aseel's mother and uncle brought him to the UNICEF-supported therapeutic feeding center at Al-Sabeen Hospital in Sana'a City, Yemen for treatment.

A Lifeline for Aseel, a Severely Malnourished 2-Year-Old in Yemen

At a UNICEF-supported midwife training program in Dhamar City in southwestern Yemen, participants strengthen their skills and knowledge of preparation for childbirth, the resuscitation and care of newborns, the importance of handwashing and the basics of

Yemen's Community Midwives Protect the Lives of Newborns and Mothers

UNICEF-supported community healtlh worker Razaqh Ahmed Ahmed Haroon Habad goes door-to-door to care for children in the village of Wadi Habat, Yemen.

In Yemen, Hero Health Workers Care for Malnourished Children

Gelsi, 3, daughter of Lisa Kurniasari, holds a plate of tofu at her home in Paseban Village, Klaten, Central Java Province, Indonesia, on 8 September 2021

Fed to Fail? UNICEF Report Shows Global Crisis in Children’s Diets

Millions of children are at risk of irreversible harm due to poor nutrition during their early — and most critical — years of life.

A health worker tends to a malnourished child at the Bekiria Basic Health Center in Fenaivo, Ifotaka Commune, Amboasary Sud, Anosy region, Madagascar.

Crisis in Madagascar Linked to Climate Change and COVID-19

Southern Madagascar, or Grand Sud — the poorest part of one of the world’s poorest countries — is suffering from the worst drought in 40 years due to low rainfall, one of the effects of climate change