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The cost of life-saving treatment for the most severely malnourished children is set to jump by up to 16% due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and pandemic ...

UNICEF did not specify how much increased spending would be needed to maintain the program. Even before the war and pandemic, 2-in-3 did not have access to the therapeutic food needed to save their lives, UNICEF said. Alongside the wider pressure on food security, including climate change, the price rise could lead to “catastrophic” levels of severe malnutrition, the children’s agency warned in a statement.

The cost of life-saving treatment for the most severely malnourished children is set to jump by up to 16% due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and pandemic ...

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Also known as severe acute malnutrition, severe wasting is an overlooked but devastating child survival emergency.

This is primarily because the children in complex emergencies face the highest risk of death – especially displaced, destitute children who are exposed to disease. Most people have never heard of wasting, also known as ‘severe acute malnutrition.’ But it is one of the leading underlying causes of preventable deaths in young children. But the COVID-19 pandemic and armed conflicts are driving up the price of RUTF, which will likely halt the scale-up of treatment of wasting. A severely wasted child is up to 11 times more likely than a healthy child to die of common childhood illnesses such as pneumonia, the single largest infectious cause of death in children worldwide. Severe wasting is the most lethal form of undernutrition, and one of the top threats to child survival. About a quarter of children suffering from severe wasting live in emergency contexts that generate news headlines, often with images of excruciatingly emaciated children. But cases are rapidly increasing in areas affected by conflict and climate shocks, precisely where the risk of child mortality is already highest. Countries across a variety of regions have seen a rise in wasting levels since 2016. But there is plenty we can do right now to stop children dying from severe wasting. A severely wasted child is reduced to the most basic bodily functions. Unlike famine or starvation, relatively few people have heard of severe wasting – also known as severe acute malnutrition – even though it affects around 13.6 million children globally under the age of 5. Meanwhile, the price of life-saving ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) is projected to soar in the coming months, placing even more children’s lives at risk.

Even before the war in Ukraine placed a strain on food security worldwide, conflict, climate shocks and COVID-19 were already wreaking havoc on families' ...

The report goes on to warn that aid for wasting remains woefully low and is predicted to decline sharply in the coming years, with little hope of recovering to pre-pandemic levels before 2028. Drought in the Horn of Africa means the number of children with severe wasting could quickly rise from 1.7 million to 2 million, while a 26 per cent increase is predicted in the Sahel compared to 2018. The Child Alert also notes that even countries in relative stability, such as Uganda, have seen a 40 per cent or more increase in child wasting since 2016, due to rising poverty and household food insecurity causing inadequate quality and frequency of diets for children and pregnant women. In Afghanistan, for example, 1.1 million children are expected to suffer from severe wasting this year, nearly double the number in 2018. Severe wasting – where children are too thin for their height resulting in weakened immune systems – is the most immediate, visible and life-threatening form of malnutrition. Meanwhile, the price of ready-to-use therapeutic food is projected to increase by up to 16 per cent over the next six months due to a sharp rise in the cost of raw ingredients.

One in every five deaths around the world in children under age 5 is caused by severe acute malnutrition, according to a new report.

“Earlier is the key, because we see these things brewing. “A 16% price increase may sound manageable in the context of global food markets, but at the end of that supply chain is a desperately malnourished child, for whom the stakes are not manageable at all.” At the same time, the price of ready-to-use therapeutic food is expected to increase by up to 16% by the end of the year because of a sharp rise in the cost of raw ingredients, with the cost of shipping and delivery also expected to remain high. “The climate is not only leading people to be on the move and therefore to create those sorts of shocks that come with displacement, but the loss of livelihood left, right and centre,” Guerrero Oteyza said. “Maternal and child nutrition is a function of the stability of the environment in which women and children live,” Guerrero Oteyza said. Speaking to The Journal, UNICEF Senior Adviser in Emergency Nutrition Saul Guerrero Oteyza said that the “combination of the tail-end of the socioeconomic impact of the pandemic, the conflict that is affecting many of these countries, as well as the knock-on effect of the Ukrainian conflict, and climate all come together in this perfect storm of factors”.

Up to 600000 additional children worldwide could be left without access to life-saving treatment for severe acute malnutrition due to the rising costs of ...

The ready-to-use therapeutic food, known as RUTF, is an energy dense paste made of peanuts, sugar, oil and milk powder. Russia and Ukraine are key agricultural producers and exporters, but the war in Ukraine is blocking supply lines. Other factors, including pandemic supply chain disruptions and drought, have added to the rising prices, according to the release.

UNICEF has warned that at least 6 lakh children could be left with acute malnutrition and devoid of basic life-saving treatment globally due to the Ukraine ...

There is simply no reason why a child should suffer from severe wasting – not when we have the ability to prevent it. The Children's Authority further warned in a statement that with increasing pressures on food security, including climate change, the price hike could lead to "catastrophic" levels of severe malnutrition. But there is precious little time to reignite a global effort to prevent, detect, and treat malnutrition before a bad situation gets much, much worse.

The United Nations' children's agency says war in Ukraine, one of the world's largest grain suppliers, is threatening to plunge the world into a "spiraling" ...

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The UN agency warned prices for a “life-saving treatment” for severe malnutrition in children are likely to jump 16% in the next six months due to the war ...

Ukraine is a major corn producer and, together with Russia, produces nearly one-third of the world’s wheat exports and 60% of the world’s sunflower oil. The war in Ukraine is also expected to impact global food security in the near future, compounding issues from climate change and the pandemic. The figure is a mere fraction—0.1%—of total overseas development assistance in one year, the agency added.

Also known as severe acute malnutrition, severe wasting is an overlooked but devastating child survival emergency.

This is primarily because the children in complex emergencies face the highest risk of death – especially displaced, destitute children who are exposed to disease. Most people have never heard of wasting, also known as ‘severe acute malnutrition.’ But it is one of the leading underlying causes of preventable deaths in young children. But the COVID-19 pandemic and armed conflicts are driving up the price of RUTF, which will likely halt the scale-up of treatment of wasting. A severely wasted child is up to 11 times more likely than a healthy child to die of common childhood illnesses such as pneumonia, the single largest infectious cause of death in children worldwide. Severe wasting is the most lethal form of undernutrition, and one of the top threats to child survival. About a quarter of children suffering from severe wasting live in emergency contexts that generate news headlines, often with images of excruciatingly emaciated children. But cases are rapidly increasing in areas affected by conflict and climate shocks, precisely where the risk of child mortality is already highest. Countries across a variety of regions have seen a rise in wasting levels since 2016. But there is plenty we can do right now to stop children dying from severe wasting. A severely wasted child is reduced to the most basic bodily functions. Unlike famine or starvation, relatively few people have heard of severe wasting – also known as severe acute malnutrition – even though it affects around 13.6 million children globally under the age of 5. Meanwhile, the price of life-saving ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) is projected to soar in the coming months, placing even more children’s lives at risk.

"The world is rapidly becoming a virtual tinderbox of preventable child deaths and child suffering from wasting."

“The selling point of UniOsun is that we don’t miss or extend our academic calendar. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages. The reports said supplying children with the food they needed was already a problem as the year started due to lingering disruptions to supply chains resulting from coronavirus-induced shutdowns of factories and ports. “Even before the war in Ukraine placed a strain on food security worldwide, conflict, climate shocks and COVID-19 were already wreaking havoc on families’ ability to feed their children,” said Ms Russell. “The world is rapidly becoming a virtual tinderbox of preventable child deaths and child suffering from wasting.” “The world is rapidly becoming a virtual tinderbox of preventable child deaths and child suffering from wasting,’’ UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell said on Tuesday. UNICEF has warned that a series of global financial, geopolitical and supply chain shocks are making the challenges of getting food to at-risk children nearly insurmountable.

LONDON — The cost of life-saving treatment for the most severely malnourished children is set to jump by up to 16% due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and ...

UNICEF did not specify how much increased spending would be needed to maintain the program. Even before the war and pandemic, 2-in-3 did not have access to the therapeutic food needed to save their lives, UNICEF said. The raw ingredients of the ready-to-eat-therapeutic food have leapt in price amid the global food crisis sparked by the war and pandemic, UNICEF said.

Mike Penrose, a charity executive speaking to Telegraph Sport on the ground in Ukraine, claims 'lives are at stake' while ministers delay.

“My concept and my budget has been presented for the special licence now, in the hope that what I'm asking for will be allocated immediately so I can set this thing up and get it going to such a level that the government is confident. Then we can get going and as soon as that happens we can get money into Ukraine. The one thing I'm really worried about is the politics and communications around this when we can save a lot of lives. If I can do that very quickly, then hopefully, when the sale goes through, they can just transfer the money very quickly into the foundation. I've written my concept note completely independently of anyone else. I've never spoken to him. I've never met him.

Todd Boehly looks set to finally complete the takeover of Chelsea, though there are concerns from Unicef that the UK Government has not been swift enough in ...

"The one thing I'm really worried about is the politics and communications around this when we can save a lot of lives. "If I can do that very quickly, then hopefully, when the sale goes through, they can just transfer the money very quickly into the foundation. The report clarifies that if this new issue was not solved before the last day of May, the club could go into administration and even be kicked out of all major competitions for the 2022/23 season.

Mike Penrose, the individual recruited to establish a foundation for Chelsea to donate the fee of the sale of the club to victims of the war in Ukraine, ...

There has never been any intention for Roman Abramovich to benefit from these funds," they said. He said: “The only thing between this becoming a reality and now, is politics. Mike Penrose, the individual recruited to establish a foundation for Chelsea to donate the fee of the sale of the club to victims of the war in Ukraine, has stated that it would be criminal for the United Kingdom Government to block Roman Abramovich from donating the proceeds to charity.

Mike Penrose tells Sky News that "removing politics" from the creation of a foundation being set up to benefit victims of the Ukraine war could "change the ...

"The only request I received was to use my experience and contacts to create a Foundation that would have the greatest impact on conflict affected people in Ukraine, and in other countries affected by conflict across the globe." "I have never been asked to do anything other than create a foundation that would have the greatest impact on conflict affected people, particularly in the Ukraine." "The only contact I have had with the owner is via the chair of Chelsea, and one of his spokespeople," he said. The foundation created from the sale of Chelsea could have an enormous effect on the lives of millions of people, in Ukraine, and other conflict-affected areas," he said. Mr Abramovich has insisted that the full £2.5bn proceeds from the sale of his shares in Chelsea should be donated to war victims, but that would include roughly £1.5bn that would be generated by the repayment of a loan made to Chelsea's parent company by another vehicle connected to the oligarch. Mike Penrose tells Sky News that "removing politics" from the creation of a foundation being set up to benefit victims of the Ukraine war could "change the lives of millions of conflict-affected people".

English Analysis on World and 10 other countries about Food and Nutrition, Health, Drought and Other; published on 17 May 2022 by UNICEF.

More immediate and flexible funding is essential to ensure a continuous pipeline of RUTF supplies to save children’s lives. Some countries have seen a 40 per cent or more increase in child wasting since 2016. UNICEF is the largest provider of RUTF globally and the provider of first resort of RUTF for children affected by humanitarian crises.

UNICEF said that a “spiraling global food crisis” could add to the number of children who suffer from severe wasting.

UNICEF estimates that 13.6 million children under age 5 suffer from severe wasting. The warning from UNICEF this week said there are rising levels of severe wasting in children amid rising costs for life-saving treatment. It’s projected to cost 16% more over the next six months due to rising costs of raw food.