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UNICEF warns Yemen acute malnutrition rising among children

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC · How we work

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UNICEF reports a rise in acute malnutrition among Yemeni children.
Over a quarter of 2,900 screened children were acutely malnourished, including 200 severely malnourished.
UNICEF recorded about 71,000 displaced children in three weeks, amid 133,000 total displaced people fleeing across the Red Sea.
UNICEF projects 2.2 million children will be acutely malnourished this year, and over half a million will face severe acute malnutrition.

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UNICEF reports a rise in acute malnutrition among Yemeni children.
Over a quarter of 2,900 screened children were acutely malnourished, including 200 severely malnourished.
UNICEF recorded about 71,000 displaced children in three weeks, amid 133,000 total displaced people fleeing across the Red Sea.
UNICEF projects 2.2 million children will be acutely malnourished this year, and over half a million will face severe acute malnutrition.