More than 10 million children at risk of famine in 2021: Unicef
Millions of parents in Yemen in particular are being left to make the gut-wrenching choice between food and medical care for their children , UN body warns
Man and children seek refuge in cave amid poverty and lack of housing near Taiz, Yemen, on 2 December (AFP/File photo) By Published date: 31 December 2020 18:38 UTC | Last update: 2 months 3 weeks ago
Almost 1o.4 million children will suffer from acute malnutrition and famine in the coming year amid prolonged conflicts, internal displacement and the coronavirus pandemic, a UN report says.
The United Nations International Children s Emergency Fund (Unicef) said in a report released on Wednesday that many children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen are on the brink of starvation.