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UNICEF warns 14 million children face nutrition service cuts in 2025

UNICEF warns at least 14 million children worldwide risk losing access to essential nutrition services.[File, Standard]

At least 14 million children worldwide risk losing access to essential nutrition services in 2025 due to reductions in donor funding, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned.

In a statement on Wednesday, March 26, the agency said the cuts threaten to undo decades of progress in fighting child malnutrition, exposing vulnerable children and women to severe hunger and death.

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