Severe malnutrition in Yemeni children

The number of children suffering from acute malnutrition increased by 34% year-on-year in government-controlled areas in Yemen, affecting more than 600,000 children, according to the report, which cited data from the United Nations' Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system.

Children fetch water for daily use at a refugee camp in Hodeida province, Yemen on August 22, 2023. Photo: AFP/TTXVN

In addition, the report also identified that some 223,000 pregnant and lactating women suffered from acute malnutrition this year. The main causes of this situation are a combination of factors, including protracted conflict, disease outbreaks, widespread food insecurity, limited access to clean water and economic recession.

Yemen has been in chaos since Houthi forces captured the capital Sanaa in September 2014, then advanced south in March 2015 and controlled many territories of the country, forcing incumbent President Mansour Hadi to go into exile in Saudi Arabia...

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/tre-em-yemen-suy-dinh-duong-tram-trong-post754841.html