Gaza's Children Need Nutrition Support Now

Описание: With the border temporarily opened, UNICEF has been able to bring in truckloads of lifesaving nutrition supplies to treat children in the Gaza Strip, where the entire population is facing acute levels of food insecurity.

At a UNICEF malnutrition point in Khan Younis on May 26, mothers wait their turn, holding their malnourished children in their arms. One-year-old Asma started losing weight in the past couple months due to the lack of supplies and lack of food in the markets. She should weigh 26 pounds, but her weight now has fallen to only 11 pounds.

The amount of ready-to-use therapeutic food and ready-to-use complementary food that UNICEF has available for distribution is not nearly enough. With the number of children suffering from acute malnutrition rising, "we need the border to continue to be open, and we need to be able to do our jobs so we can save children like Asma," says UNICEF communication associate Rawan Eleyan.

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