MANILA, Philippines—The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) revealed that 99 percent of food products marketed to children fail to meet global standards, highlighting the need for stronger ...

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 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 ...

More school-age children are obese than underweight for the first time, according to the Feeding Profit: How Food Environments are Failing Children report by UNICEF. And it all comes down to ...

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 ...