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1 million under-fives in Afghanistan will face severe malnutrition: UNICEF Last Updated : 30 Aug 2021 11:30:32 PM IST UNICEF has predicted that if the current trend continues, one million under-fives in Afghanistan will face severe, acute malnutrition, a life-threatening condition.
George Laryea-Adjei, Regional Director for UNICEF South Asia, said that more than four million children, including 2.2 million girls, are out of school now.Around 300,000 youngsters have been forced to flee their homes, some of whom were in bed sleeping, "and too many of them have witnessed scenes that no child should ever see", he said."Children and adolescents are struggling with anxieties and fear, in desperate need of mental health support," he added.Laryea-Adjei said that children have paid the heaviest price of increased conflict and insecurity in recent weeks.Not only have some been forced from their homes, and cut off from their schools and friends, they have also been deprived of basic healthcare that can protect them against polio, tetanus and other diseases."Now, with a security crisis, skyrocketing food prices, a severe drought, the spread of Covid-19, and another harsh winter just around the corner, children are at greater risk than ever," he warned.With the needs of Afghan children greater than ever before, the world "cannot abandon them now", a senior official with the UN Children's Fund said on Sunday after concluding a visit to the country.With some humanitarian partners considering cutting aid to Afghanistan, Laryea-Adjei voiced concern over having enough resources to keep health centres up and running, schools open, and services available to treat severely malnourished children.UNICEF, which has been in Afghanistan for more than six decades, continues to maintain a field presence across the country, and is engaging with the interlocutors to scale up response.The agency is currently supporting mobile health and nutrition teams at camps for displaced people, and setting up child-friendly spaces, nutrition hubs and vaccination sites, while also prepositioning additional lifesaving supplies and supporting thousands of students in community-based education classes.However, Laryea-Adjei stressed that more resources are direly needed. UNICEF recently launched a $192 million appeal to address the escalating humanitarian crisis, and urged donors to step up support."Young people and children have been telling us they are in desperate need of the most basic items and services – needs which, given support, the humanitarian community can easily respond to," he said.IANS Kabul For Latest Updates Please-
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