Global nutrition crisis looms for hungry children locked out of school, charities warn
Global nutrition crisis looms for hungry children locked out of school, charities warn Around 1.6 billion pupils have been hit by school closures, with 370 million missing out essential meals 28 January 2021 • 8:00am Schoolchildren from Ankileisoke Primary School eat lunch, offered by the World Food Programme's Under-nutrition Prevention Programme, in the Amboasary-South district of southern Madagascar Credit: RIJASOLO / AFP Vulnerable children around the world are being put at increased risk of malnutrition thanks to school closures, Unicef and the World Food Programme (WFP) have warned....