At least 14 million children worldwide risk losing access to essential nutrition services in 2025 due to reductions in donor funding, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned.
In a statement on Wednesday, March 26, the agency said the cuts threaten to undo decades of progress in fighting child malnutrition, exposing vulnerable children and women to severe hunger and death.
UNICEF issued the warning as world leaders met at the Nutrition for Growth Summit in Paris to address global food security. "Steep funding cuts will dramatically reverse gains made in reducing child malnutrition and put the lives of millions more children at risk," said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.
The agency's analysis showed that more than 2.4 million children suffering from severe acute malnutrition could lose access to Ready-to-use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) this year.
