UNICEF: 9 out of 10 children in Gaza could not eat nutrients from enough food groups

GAZA, June 06 (YPA) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) stated that nine out of 10 children in Gaza could not eat nutrients from enough food groups to ensure their healthy growth and development.

“In the Gaza Strip, months of hostilities and restrictions on humanitarian aid have collapsed the food and health systems, resulting in catastrophic consequences for children and their families,” UNICEF said.

“Five rounds of data collected between December 2023 and April 2024 have consistently found that 9 out of 10 children in the Gaza Strip are experiencing severe food poverty, surviving on two or fewer food groups per day,” UNICEF said in a report.

“This is evidence of the horrific impact the conflict and restrictions are having on families’ ability to meet children’s food needs – and the speed at which it places children at risk of life-threatening malnutrition,” it stated.

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