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Letmedhin Eyasu holds her son Zewila Gebru, 1 year old, who is suffering from malnutrition at Agbe Health Center in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, on Monday, June 7, 2021. Zewila was provided with 2 weeks supply of RUTF.
Article
25 October 2021
Treating Children with Undernutrition
A specially formulated peanut paste, which is a type of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), has proven an essential resource for treating children.
Courtesy visit by the UNICEF Senegal Representative to the Chinese Ambassador to Senegal
Press release
16 July 2021
China donates US$ 1 million to Senegal for the treatment of children suffering from severe wasting
A girl jumps over a barrier during a PE class at a middle school in Panzhou, Guizhou Province, in November 2020.
Report
31 May 2021
HEALTHY WEIGHT AMONG CHILDREN
A UNICEF PRIORITY FOR 2021-2025

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HEALTHY WEIGHT AMONG CHILDREN (PDF, 1 MB)
Press release
14 July 2020
As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns
Securing healthy diets for the billions who cannot afford them would save trillions in costs
Juba, South Sudan, Daughter Afra is being checked for malnourishment.
Press release
23 April 2020
Global Report on Food Crises reveals scope of food crises as COVID-19 poses new risks to vulnerable countries
Annual report on acute food security and nutrition published today
UNICEF China is supporting the Ministry of Health to fight stunting in rural China by targeting pregnant women, children under two years and their caregivers.
Press release
18 April 2013
A Child's First 1,000 Days Last Forever
Stunted growth in the first months of life – affecting 8 million children in China – can cause irreversible impairment
Press release
22 February 2012
Lifelong effects of infant malnutrition
Focus on "stunting" in China
Article
31 January 2012
Stunting is the Global Crisis You’ve Never Heard Of
Chronic malnutrition affects children's bodies and brains and has received far too little attention for too long