Article Title: Child Nutrition Report 2024
09-06-2024
Social Issues Prelims Plus
Child Nutrition Report 2024:
- It was released byUNICEF.
- This global report examines thestatus, trends, inequities, and drivers of child food povertyin early childhood, including the impact of global and local food and nutrition crises.
- UNICEF defines child food povertyas children’sinability to accessand consume anutritious and diverse diet in early childhood(i.e., the first five years of life).
Highlights of the 2024 Report:
- One in four children under age 5around the world (some27%of children under age 5 or181 million) isexperiencing severe food povertyand is vulnerable to life-threatening malnutrition.
- Over two-thirds of the 181 millionyoung children living in severe food povertylive in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, with20 countries accounting for 65%of the children living in severe food poverty.
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