Over 4 Million Afghan Children May Need Malnutrition Treatment in 2027, UN Warns

Over 4 Million Afghan Children May Need Malnutrition Treatment in 2027, UN Warns

UNICEF and Action Against Hunger, chair and co-chair of the Afghanistan Nutrition Cluster, issued the warning following the release of the latest Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for Acute Malnutrition.

Afghanistan Faces Acute Malnutrition Crisis as Over 4 Million Children Need Treatment in 2027 – KabulNow

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - More than four million children in Afghanistan are expected to require treatment for acute malnutrition in 2027, the highest number recorded in five years, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the international humanitarian organisation Action Against Hunger warned on Thursday. The warning is based on the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis on acute malnutrition, released on October…

Afghanistan Hunger Deepens as 19.2 Million Face Winter Crisis

Kabul (GNP): Nearly 19.2 million people in Afghanistan are projected to face acute hunger this winter, according to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The agencies also expect malnutrition cases to rise to four million in 2027. The figure comes from the latest Integrated Food Security Phase […]

UN-backed assessment: Four million Afghan children to face acute malnutrition in 2027

More than four million children in Afghanistan are expected to need treatment for acute malnutrition in 2027 as the country faces the highest levels recorded for the period, according to a new assessment conducted by UN agencies, humanitarian organizations and other partners. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a multiagency initiative that analyzes food insecurity and malnutrition, estimates that 4.04 million children ages 6 mont…