UN Warns Afghanistan's Malnutrition Crisis Is Worsening
Most outlets led with the United Nations' warning that Afghanistan's malnutrition crisis is "spinning out of control," citing rising child deaths and increased numbers of children arriving at health centres in critical condition. The coverage emphasized the role of drastic aid cuts in exacerbating the situation. While The Express Tribune included a quote from an aid group, the specific wording and framing of the issue varied slightly between the excerpts, with Dawn placing more emphasis on the cause (aid cuts) and the geographic context (Geneva).
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Afghanistan’s child deaths are rising as food distributions face cuts, UN says
ROME: Child malnutrition has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan’s provinces and is expected to worsen as funding shortfalls force cuts in food distributions and other support, the UN World Food Program said Tuesday. “We must act now to stem the rise in child deaths, which this crisis is provoking,” John Aylieff, WFP’s country director in Afghanistan, said in a statement, adding t...
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Afghanistan’s malnutrition crisis spinning out of control: UN
GENEVA: Fuelled by drastic aid cuts, child malnutrition is reaching critical levels in Afghanistan, with the number of children being rushed to health centres soaring, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. John Aylieff, the Afghanistan country director for the UN’s World Food Programme, painted a bleak picture of fully preventable deaths and acutely malnourished children being turned away witho...
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Afghanistan's malnutrition crisis 'spinning out of control': UN
Aid groups warn child deaths are rising as many arrive at health centres too late for treatment
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