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BBC News is “Haiti: Child malnutrition surges amid pandemic and crime, Unicef says.” It states that more than 86,000 children under the age of five could be affected, compared to 41,000 last year, the UN agency said.
Haiti is the poorest country in the Americas, and more than 60% of its population live in poverty. The country has suffered from decades of political and economic crises as well as several natural disasters.
Unicef also said acute malnutrition, which is a less dangerous category than severe acute malnutrition, increased 61% last year, affecting 134,000 children under the age of five. It said the number could rise to about 217,000 this year.