A report by the U.N. children’s agency says 181 million children younger than 5 live in severe food poverty.
Aisha Aliyu, 36-year-old mother of five, who talked about how her last child “used to be skinny but is growing fatter” shows her farm in Kaltungo Poshereng Nigeria, Sunday, June 2, 2024. More than a dozen women gathered this week in Kaltungo’s Poshereng village where they are learning at least 200 recipes they can prepare with those local foods which, in the absence of rain, are grown in sand-filled sacks that require small amounts of water.
Ladi Abdullahi, UNICEF and trainer, left, and Hauwa Bwami, right, 50-year-old widow and mother of five, inspect her orange-fleshed sweet potato, farm in Kaltungo Poshereng Nigeria, Sunday, June 2, 2024. More than a dozen women gathered this week in Kaltungo’s Poshereng village where they are learning at least 200 recipes they can prepare with those local foods which, in the absence of rain, are grown in sand-filled sacks that require small amounts of water.
Women and their children wais during an event on how to prepare nutritious food in Kaltungo Poshereng Nigeria, Sunday, June 2, 2024. More than a dozen women gathered this week in Kaltungo’s Poshereng village where they are learning at least 200 recipes they can prepare with those local foods which, in the absence of rain, are grown in sand-filled sacks that require small amounts of water.
“When wasting becomes very severe, they are 12 times more likely to die,” Harriet Torlesse, one of the report’s authors, told The Associated Press. Kaltungo is in a semi-arid agricultural region where climate change has limited rainfall in recent years. Some children have died of acute malnutrition in the past because food is scarce, said Ladi Abdullahi, who trains the women.But it can be a painful lesson. Another trainee, Florence Victor, 59, watched helplessly as her nine-month-old grandchild succumbed to malnutrition in 2022.
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The UN says a quarter of the world's children under 5 have severe food poverty. Many are in AfricaA report by the U.N. children's agency says 181 million children younger than 5 live in severe food poverty.
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The UN says a quarter of the world's children under 5 have severe food poverty. Many are in AfricaA report by the U.N. children's agency says 181 million children younger than 5 live in severe food poverty
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