Photo of the Week: Six-month-old Falmata in Nigeria – being screened in the UNICEF-supported D
Photo of the Week: Six-month-old Falmata in Nigeria – being screened in the UNICEF-supported Dalori camp for internally displaced people – is malnourished. As humanitarian aid becomes accessible in more areas in the conflict-affected north-eastern region, the extent of the nutrition crisis affecting children is becoming even more apparent. Of the 244,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Borno State, Nigeria, this year, almost 1 in 5 will die if not reached with treatment. © UNICEF/UN025802/Esiebo -- source link
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