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Child malnutrition rising in Yemen as fighting intensifies: UNICEF

Ongoing fighting in Yemen is severing access to healthcare and treatment clinics, driving a surge in acute and life-threatening child malnutrition, UNICEF warned on Friday.

Reuters WORLD
Published September 25,2026 01:42 PM
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The United ⁠Nations children's agency ⁠on Friday reported a rise in ⁠acute malnutrition among children in Yemen, including the most severe cases, as fighting in the ⁠country ⁠disrupts access to healthcare and treatment centers.

"We're very concerned about a very visible ⁠increase in acute malnutrition among children," UNICEF's Country Representative in Yemen, Akhil ⁠Iyer ‌told ‌reporters in ⁠Geneva ‌via video link from Aden.