UNICEF said that nearly 3.2 million children under the age of five in Afghanistan may suffer from acute malnutrition by the end of the year.

The UN body made the assessment after UNICEF's representative in Afghanistan, Hervé Ludovic De Lys, and World Food Programme (WFP) Afghanistan representative and country Director, Mary-Ellen McGroarty, visited Afghanistan.

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The officials said at least 1 million children in Afghanistan are at risk of dying "due to severe acute malnutrition without immediate treatment."

In a worrying development, WFP survey had revealed that 95 per cent of households in Afghanistan are not consuming enough food with adults skipping meals so that their children can eat properly.

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McGroarty and De Lys visited Herat and met families in the area as they assessed the food distribution centres.

The UN agencies are currently involved in setting up mobile health units and nutrition teams for children and mothers.

Mary-Ellen McGroarty said Afghans are making "desperate choices" for their families while calling on the international community to release the funds which were pledged earlier.

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UN chief Antonio Guterres had also urged the international community to engage with the Taliban to provide a "lifeline" for Afghans even as McGroarty said if it is not done then the&nbsp;"impact could be irreversible".

(With inputs from Agencies)

UNICEF said that nearly 3.2 million children under the age of five in Afghanistan may suffer from acute malnutrition by the end of the year. The UN body made the assessment after UNICEF's representative in Afghanistan, Hervé Ludovic De Lys, and World Food Programme (WFP) Afghanistan representative and country Director, Mary-Ellen McGroarty, visited Afghanistan.

UNICEF said that nearly 3.2 million children under the age of five in Afghanistan may suffer from acute malnutrition by the end of the year. The UN body made the assessment after UNICEF's representative in Afghanistan, Hervé Ludovic De Lys, and World Food Programme (WFP) Afghanistan representative and country Director, Mary-Ellen McGroarty, visited Afghanistan. Also Read: PM Johnson's envoy meets Taliban in Afghanistan The officials said at least 1 million children in Afghanistan are at risk of dying "due to severe acute malnutrition without immediate treatment." In a worrying development, WFP survey had revealed that 95 per cent of households in Afghanistan are not consuming enough food with adults skipping meals so that their children can eat properly. Also Read: Kabul faces winter blackout as Taliban unable to pay electricity suppliers McGroarty and De Lys visited Herat and met families in the area as they assessed the food distribution centres. The UN agencies are currently involved in setting up mobile health units and nutrition teams for children and mothers. Mary-Ellen McGroarty said Afghans are making "desperate choices" for their families while calling on the international community to release the funds which were pledged earlier. Also Read: Taliban remove Uyghur militants along China's border UN chief Antonio Guterres had also urged the international community to engage with the Taliban to provide a "lifeline" for Afghans even as McGroarty said if it is not done then the "impact could be irreversible". (With inputs from Agencies)

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1 million Afghan children at risk of dying due to acute malnutrition: UN officials

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