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Liam Neeson witnesses impact on children of global funding cuts in South Sudan
Nearly 200 nutrition sites have closed due to aid cuts, placing 2.3 million children at risk of severe malnutrition, UNICEF warns.
- Last week, Liam Neeson, UNICEF goodwill ambassador, toured nutrition centres in Bor and Juba after nearly 200 nutrition treatment sites closed, putting 2.3 million children at risk of severe malnutrition.
- Cuts by richer countries have forced the closure of 186 nutrition treatment sites, while UNICEF reports a malnutrition increase of 10.5% from last year likely to continue rising in the coming months.
- After three weeks in the outpatient nutrition programme in Bor, seven-month-old patient Lual Malek began gaining weight, reflecting progress seen by his mother Ajier.
- UNICEF warned that funding cuts are putting young lives and futures at risk, urging sustained investments for children including women and girls survivors of violence programmes and youth centres and vocational pathways.
- In recent months, child protection programmes lost staff leaving less than five social workers per 100,000 children, down from 25, with more than 500 trained social workers out of work, and UNICEF expects a minimum 20 per cent drop in income over the coming four years.
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South Sudan: Unicef Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson Travels to South Sudan to Meet Children in a Country Under Threat From Global Funding Cuts
Juba/New York -- Almost 200 nutrition treatment sites have closed across the country due to funding crisis, putting children's lives at risk
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