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Child Malnutrition in Gaza Increases
(MENAFN) Nearly 9,300 youngsters under five in Gaza were diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition in October, UNICEF cautioned on Saturday.
The UN agency emphasized that “High levels of malnutrition continue to endanger the lives and wellbeing of children in the Gaza Strip, compounded by the onset of winter weather accelerating the spread of disease and increasing the risk of death among the most vulnerable children,” according to a statement released on its website.
As reported by UNICEF, nutritional assessments performed by the organization and its collaborators last month “identified almost 9,300 children under 5 years of age with acute malnutrition in October.”
The agency explained that significant amounts of winter relief materials remain halted at Gaza’s entry points and urged the secure, swift, and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance into the region.
It further noted: “As winter weather sets in, thousands of displaced families remain in makeshift shelters without warm clothes, blankets or protection from the elements, while heavy rains have washed waste and sewage through floodwaters and into populated areas.”
According to UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, “despite progress, thousands of children under the age of five remain acutely malnourished in Gaza, while many more lack proper shelter, sanitation and protection against winter,” the statement said.
She added that “Too many children in Gaza are still facing hunger, illness and exposure to cold temperatures, conditions that are putting their lives at risk. Every minute counts to protect these children.”
The UN agency emphasized that “High levels of malnutrition continue to endanger the lives and wellbeing of children in the Gaza Strip, compounded by the onset of winter weather accelerating the spread of disease and increasing the risk of death among the most vulnerable children,” according to a statement released on its website.
As reported by UNICEF, nutritional assessments performed by the organization and its collaborators last month “identified almost 9,300 children under 5 years of age with acute malnutrition in October.”
The agency explained that significant amounts of winter relief materials remain halted at Gaza’s entry points and urged the secure, swift, and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance into the region.
It further noted: “As winter weather sets in, thousands of displaced families remain in makeshift shelters without warm clothes, blankets or protection from the elements, while heavy rains have washed waste and sewage through floodwaters and into populated areas.”
According to UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, “despite progress, thousands of children under the age of five remain acutely malnourished in Gaza, while many more lack proper shelter, sanitation and protection against winter,” the statement said.
She added that “Too many children in Gaza are still facing hunger, illness and exposure to cold temperatures, conditions that are putting their lives at risk. Every minute counts to protect these children.”
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