Afghanistan, May 3 -- UNICEF said it plans to treat 1.3 million children suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Afghanistan in 2026, as the country faces a deepening humanitarian crisis affecting millions.
The agency said the treatment program will be implemented nationwide with support from the Asian Development Bank, aiming to expand life-saving nutrition services in some of the most vulnerable communities.
UN officials have warned that more than three million children in Afghanistan are currently at risk of acute malnutrition, with numbers rising compared to the previous year due to worsening economic and food insecurity conditions.
The organization said the scale of need reflects a broader humanitarian emergency, driven by pover...