The United Nations called Thursday for urgent funding to help 30 million children suffering from acute malnutrition 'before it is too late' in countries being hammered by the food crisis.
The United Nations has sounded the alarm on child malnutrition affecting several countries, especially in the middle East and Africa.It says more than 30 million children face malnutrition.
"Currently, more than 30 million children in the 15 worst-affected countries suffer from wasting - or acute malnutrition - and eight million of these children are severely wasted, the deadliest form of undernutrition," five UN agencies said in a joint statement. The joint statement called for greater investment to support its efforts to meet the"unprecedented needs of this growing crisis, before it is too late".
"Wasting is painful for the child, and in severe cases, can lead to death or permanent damage to children's growth and development," she said.
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