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Coverage dated June 5, 2024

More than 1 in 4 children under age 5 face 'severe' food poverty: UNICEF

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More than one in four children under the age of five globally live in "severe" food poverty, UNICEF has warned -- meaning more than 180 million are at

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  1. Digital Journal

    More than 1 in 4 children under age 5 face 'severe' food poverty: UNICEF (opens Digital Journal)

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    More than one in four children under the age of five globally live in "severe" food poverty, UNICEF has warned -- meaning more than 180 million are at

  2. Fox News

    UN report says 27% of children under 5 live in severe food poverty, many in Africa (opens Fox News)

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    A report by the U.N. children's agency UNICEF says 181 million children younger than 5 live in severe food poverty. That's about 27% of the world’s youngest children.

  3. France 24

    More than 1 in 4 children under age 5 face 'severe' food poverty, warns UNICEF (opens France 24)

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    More than one in four children under the age of five globally live in "severe" food poverty, UNICEF has warned -- meaning more than 180 million are at risk of experiencing adverse impacts on their growth…

  4. NPR

    1 in 4 children globally lives in severe child food poverty, UNICEF report says (opens NPR)

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    Despite progress in some countries -- Chad, Nepal and Peru for example -- A new report from UNICEF looks at rates of "extreme hunger" among children age 5 and under.

  5. Fortune

    UN says 27% of the world’s children under 5 suffer severe food poverty (opens Fortune)

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    Africa’s population of more than 1.3 billion people is one of the most affected mainly due to conflict, climate crises and rising food prices.

  6. Los Angeles Times

    A quarter of the world's children under 5 suffer from severe food poverty, the U.N. says. (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A U.N. children's agency report says 27% of children younger than 5, or 181 million, live in severe food poverty, many of them in Africa.

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