Over 1.5 million Afghan children at risk of malnutrition: UN agency – Times of India

Kabul: More than 1.5 million Afghans amid sharp jump in food prices Children In severe poverty conditions there is a risk of malnutrition.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that more than 1.5 million children have already been affected by malnutrition. Afghanistan, Sputnik news agency reported
“Today across Afghanistan, millions of children are in dire need of health and nutrition services… About 14 million people in Afghanistan today suffer from food insecurity, about 3.5 million of them children, whom we expect They will be suffering from acute malnutrition, within them about a million children…” salam al-janabiq, UNICEF communications specialist in Afghanistan.
Al-Janabi said UN agencies such as the WFP and UNICEF have been working to the best of their ability over the past two months. “Around 40,000 children were provided treatment for severe acute malnutrition.”
the cody Accept Ariana News reported that residents are saying the cost of living has risen sharply and that poverty and unemployment levels have risen dramatically across Afghanistan. “If help comes, it’s good, because people are upset and prices have gone up,” said Zamari, a Kabul resident.
Mohammad Baqi, another resident of Kabul, said, “People’s troubles have increased. But we should be patient. Allah is merciful.”
EU foreign policy chief Joseph on Sunday borel Afghanistan is facing a serious humanitarian crisis and a socio-economic collapse is approaching that will threaten the region and international security.
“Afghanistan is facing a serious humanitarian crisis and a socio-economic collapse that will be dangerous for Afghans, the region and international security,” Borrell wrote in a blog post.
Borrell said there were several signs that the situation in Afghanistan was getting worse.
The EU’s top diplomat stressed that the international community needs to keep people on the ground in Afghanistan in addition to humanitarian workers.

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