Afghanistan Peace Campaign
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that in 2024, it has treated over 475,000 malnourished children in Afghanistan.
On Monday, December 30, UNICEF stated in a message on its X/Twitter page, emphasizing that children suffering from malnutrition in Afghanistan require nutritious food.
The report states that these services have been distributed across 3,300 of the organization’s service points in Afghanistan.
This comes at a time when several international aid organizations have raised alarms about the increasing number of vulnerable people in Afghanistan, including children suffering from malnutrition.
According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, currently, 3.2 million children under the age of five and 840,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women in Afghanistan are suffering from severe malnutrition.
Previously, UNICEF reported that over one million malnourished children in Afghanistan were examined in September of this year.
The World Health Organization has warned that due to the growing poverty and hunger, a significant number of children in Afghanistan are at risk of malnutrition.
As the crisis deepens, international organizations and humanitarian aid groups continue to call for urgent action to address the growing humanitarian needs. Without sustained support and intervention, the situation for vulnerable children and families in Afghanistan may worsen further, making long-term recovery more difficult.