Afghanistan, Jan. 28 -- Afghanistan faces one of the world's worst child malnutrition crises, with approximately 3.7 million children suffering from acute malnutrition annually, UNICEF reports.
Tajudeen Oyewale, UNICEF's representative in Afghanistan, emphasized the urgent need to address this crisis during Tuesday's launch of revised malnutrition prevention and treatment guidelines.
Afghanistan's malnutrition crisis has worsened dramatically since August 2021 amid economic collapse, drought, and humanitarian funding shortages. The World Food Programme estimates over 90 percent of Afghan households cannot afford sufficient food, creating a generation of children facing permanent developmental damage from chronic hunger and inadequate nutr...