UNICEF said that a “spiraling global food crisis” could add to the number of children who suffer from severe wasting. The warning from UNICEF this week said there are rising levels of severe wasting ...

Children worldwide are eating more and more highly processed foods – with dangerous consequences for their health, growth and mental well-being. This is the conclusion of a new analysis, released by ...

During a UNICEF-supported door-to-door nutrition campaign in Kassala state, Sudan, health volunteers screen children for malnutrition by measuring their mid-upper arm circumference. A reading in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new UNICEF report finds that more school-age children are now obese than underweight, with 188 million affected worldwide. Rates ...

In the Gaza Strip and around the world, ready-to-use therapeutic food supplied by UNICEF can mean the difference between life and death for acutely malnourished children. Atwa, 24, holds her ...

Overall global hunger has slightly decreased from previous years, but still remains above pre-pandemic levels in part due to high food inflation, according to the United Nations' latest report on food ...

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) strongly condemned the looting of its warehouses in Bukavu, South Kivu, amid escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on ...

The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) provides life-saving food aid around the world, including in active conflict zones such as Gaza — Eyad BABA The UN's food and refugee agencies have warned of dire ...

A new UNICEF report finds that more school-age children are now obese than underweight, with 188 million affected worldwide. Rates of childhood obesity have more than tripled since 2000, driven ...

Ultra-processed foods are increasingly replacing fruits, vegetables, and proteins in children’s diets across more than 190 countries, fueling a surge in obesity. A new UNICEF report finds that more ...