Afghanistan, April 17 -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan has warned of a severe shortage of lifesaving therapeutic foods due to global budget cuts.
Dr. Tajudeen Oyewale, UNICEF's Head of Office in Afghanistan, shared a message on X on Thursday, April 17, stating that 3.5 million children under the age of five in Afghanistan are suffering from malnutrition this year, with 1.5 million of them at risk of severe acute malnutrition. Oyewale emphasized the urgent need for support to save these children's lives.
The situation has been exacerbated by the reduction of international financial aid. On Wednesday, Cobi Rietveld, the head of the organization "Action Against Hunger" in Afghanistan, highlighted that the cut in ...