Malnutrition
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Afghanistan
NRC Warns Afghan Families Are in “Free Fall” Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
DID Press: The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has warned that Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis is deteriorating month by month, leaving families increasingly vulnerable to poverty, displacement, conflict, climate change and gender restrictions. Jan Egeland, secretary-general of the NRC, said during a…
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Nearly 6 Million Afghans Have Returned From Iran and Pakistan, UN Says
DID Press: Nearly 6 million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan in less than three years, the United Nations refugee agency said, describing the scale of the movement as unprecedented in recent history. Pakistan has recently confirmed…
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EU Allocates €15 Million to Strengthen Afghanistan’s Food Resilience
DID Press: European Union has allocated an additional €15 million to support its cooperation with the World Food Programme (WFP) on strengthening climate resilience and Afghanistan’s food systems. The funding will be provided through a 12-month programme aimed at addressing…
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UNICEF: Nearly 1 Million Afghan Children at Risk of Death From Malnutrition
DID Press: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that nearly 1 million children in Afghanistan are suffering from severe, life-threatening acute malnutrition and could die without urgent treatment. UNICEF said a total of 3.7 million children across Afghanistan are…
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UNICEF: Hundreds of Thousands of Malnourished Children Treated in Afghanistan
DID Press: UNICEF says it has provided essential health and support services to millions of people across Afghanistan, with more than 18.9 million people in all 34 provinces benefiting from health services. UNICEF said that with financial support from donors,…
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Afghanistan Faces Unprecedented Child Malnutrition Crisis
DID Press: Afghanistan is facing an unprecedented malnutrition crisis, with a sharp rise in the number of children admitted to treatment centers in recent months, the aid organization Action Against Hunger has warned. In Kabul alone, admissions to a therapeutic…
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Afghanistan
MSF Warns of Alarming Rise in Severe Child Malnutrition in Southern Afghanistan
DID Press: The international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières has warned of a sharp increase in acute malnutrition among children in southern Afghanistan, citing declining international aid, recurring droughts, and worsening food insecurity as key drivers of the crisis.…
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OCHA: Millions of Afghan Children Face Severe Malnutrition Crisis in 2026
DID Press: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that Afghanistan’s worsening humanitarian crisis could leave 3.7 million children suffering from severe acute malnutrition in 2026. According to the report, malnutrition indicators are rising across 26…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Silent Crisis: Lost Childhood of a Generation
DID Press: As the world marks International Children’s Day, Afghanistan stands in stark contrast to the global message of celebration and hope. For millions of Afghanistan children, this day is not a symbol of joy but a reminder of hunger,…
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Malnutrition in Afghanistan on Verge of Uncontrollable Crisis
DID Press: World Food Programme (WFP), releasing a concerning report on Afghanistan’s situation, warned that more than 9.5 million people in the country are suffering from acute food insecurity. In its latest report, WFP warned malnutrition crisis in Afghanistan is…
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