Malnutrition
News, comment and features on malnutrition, undernutrition and poor nutrition in the developing world
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UK accused of failing to defend rights of Yemeni children against daily violationsHead of Save the Children urges British government to increase pressure on Saudi Arabia to protect children in Yemen facing extreme deprivation -
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Children collapse from hunger after poor harvests in Zimbabwe – in picturesThe aftermath of southern Africa’s drought is having a devastating impact in Zimbabwe. Nearly half the rural population will be in need of food aid over the next three months
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Climate change could drive 122m more people into extreme poverty by 2030UN report warns that without measures to halt and reverse climate change, food production could become impossible in large areas of the world
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Floods destroy meagre crops in Ethiopia's lush highlands – in picturesThe worst drought for decades in Ethiopia’s northern highlands has ended, but unusually heavy downpours are threatening to ruin crops and fuel food insecurity
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Hurricane-ravaged Haiti has 'alarming' levels of hunger and malnutritionMore than half the country’s population are undernourished, reports the 2016 global hunger index, while around the world one in four children is stunted
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Lives devastated as El Niño drives drought in Mozambique – in picturesLack of water has wiped out crops and killed livestock in Mozambique, with communities eating roots and seeds to survive. Children have dropped out of school to forage for food, and malnutrition is rife
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The Guardian view on stunting: malnutrition is holding millions of children backEditorial: The World Bank’s president should be commended for his new drive. Children deserve a chance to grow, physically and mentally
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We shouldn't have to wait until the next Olympics to end malnutritionThe Nutrition for Growth summit in Rio was a let down, with no solid pledges and commitments from heads of state
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Southern Africa appeals for billions to cope with El Niño devastation15 southern African countries have asked for $2.8bn to help feed nearly 40 million people hit by one of the worst regional droughts in 35 years
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Dirty water muddies future for Madagascar's childrenContaminated drinking water has led to the country having one of the highest rates of stunting for under-fives, causing lasting physical and cognitive damage
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Tax on junk food in Kerala leaves Indians with a bitter tasteIndia has high rates of both obesity and malnutrition, yet critics say Kerala’s fast food tax will do little for the health of the poorest citizens
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It takes a village: the Malawi school Guardian readers helped buildThirteen years ago, readers raised £20,000 to give children living in rural Malawi an education – and the chance of a better life. What happened next?
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Poor nutrition now affects a third of the human race, says reportBeing malnourished is the new normal, expert warns, as global nutrition report reveals heavy toll of poor diet, from stunting to diabetes
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World Environment Day: drought drives global rise in hunger – in picturesOn World Environment Day, more than a quarter of a billion people, half of them children, are suffering the impact of severe drought across three continents. Aid agencies are working to deliver emergency food parcels to prevent people starving, and to help build livelihood resilience to extreme weather events
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'It's a disaster': children bear brunt of southern Africa's devastating droughtIn southern Malawi and Zimbabwe, drought is overwhelming communities, forcing families to rely on meals of leaves and watermelon soup
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'There's no work, no money': oil-rich but desperately poor South Sudan shuts up shopFrom fruit stalls to petrol stations, war in the world’s youngest nation has caused businesses to falter, with dire repercussions for the population
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Syria's Darayya needs air drops to save its people from starvationThe town has been isolated from aid since 2012. Its people are appealing to the world for help, and the UK must not ignore their suffering
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'I don't know when I last ate': getting aid to South Sudan's north – in picturesKate Holt joins a rapid response mission to a remote area of Unity state in South Sudan, where bring vital supplies to 15,000 people in Thanyang, Unity state, in a region with no health clinics, boreholes, schools or roads
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