KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Malnutrition rates in Afghanistan are at record highs with half the country enduring severe hunger throughout the year, a spokesman for the World Food Program said Thursday.

The United Nation's World Food Program (WFP) made the announcement on January 26. 'The Independent' reports that half of the country has endured severe hunger throughout the year. Like us on ...

In this community, as with many across Afghanistan, the overlapping crises of an economic crash, malnutrition and brutal weather have cut short any sense of relief after the long war finally ended ...

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United Nations says people in Afghanistan are facing a food insecurity and malnutrition crisis of unparalleled proportions. In a statement in Kabul, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Ramiz ...

The World Health Organization has expressed apprehension that nearly one million children are at risk of dying from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan by the end of this year. In a statement, WHO ...

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2008) that account for 90% of the world’s stunted children, and 32 smaller countries with rates of stunting and/or underweight greater than 20%. The country profiles focus on three key messages: 1.

Data show malnutrition is rising and that stunting and maternal malnutrition rates are at unprecedented levels. "We're very, very concerned that hunger is on a steep rise in Syria," Fleischer said.

India, after all, is notorious for its high malnutrition rates -- higher than even sub-Saharan Africa. But lately, it's also a place where obesity has skyrocketed into a national crisis.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Acute malnutrition among pregnant women and ... have in previous studies recorded high infant mortality rates due to various complications. Globally, 51 million children ...