One in four young children at risk of ‘irreversible’ harm due to poor diet – report
UN report highlights risks to growth, brain development and survival prospects, with millions eating only two food groups a day
November 2019
Zimbabwe on verge of 'manmade starvation', warns UN envoy
Food shortages affecting 60% of country’s population threaten to make political instability worse, says UN expert
July 2019
Babies in Nepal get quarter of calories from junk food, study finds
Diets heavy on snack foods linked to undernutrition and stunting, say researchers
June 2019
Nearly half of all child deaths in Africa stem from hunger, study shows
Almost 60 million children deprived of food despite continent’s economic growth, in what is ‘fundamentally a political problem’
May 2019
Boycott North Korea's 'inhumane' mass gymnastic displays, says ex-diplomat
Defector calls on European tourists and online viewers to shun cultural displays that take children out of school
November 2018
'Diabolical' diets: four in 10 children consume sugary drinks daily
Housing quality 'vital to tackling malnutrition and poor growth in children'
August 2018
Climate change will make hundreds of millions more people nutrient deficient
Crops grown in a high CO2 atmosphere are less nutritious, containing less protein, zinc and iron
July 2018
The first fight
'Newborns were fed fish soup': Papua New Guinea's malnutrition crisis
Undernutrition in under fives causes damage that has an impact throughout their lives – a legacy that is borne by nearly 50% of the nation’s children
October 2017
The first fight
‘My baby went to sleep and didn't wake up’: young lives lost to Ghana's silent killer
Malnutrition prevents almost a fifth of children in Ghana from growing properly. The problem is particularly acute in Bentum, Apprah and Nyanyano, rural communities with scant medical facilities
November 2016
Notes & Theories
Crappy water and the science of sanitation
Stunting, death and malnutrition: why contaminated water has far more serious effects than the odd bout of diarrhoea
October 2016
Nearly half all children in sub-Saharan Africa in extreme poverty, report warns
Eradicating extreme poverty by 2030 seems a distant target as Unicef-World Bank figures show almost 385 million children survive on less than $1.90 a day
September 2016
The country that cracked its stunting crisis
A programme of cash transfers tied to regular health checks for children has turned Peru into a remarkable success story in tackling infant malnutrition
