UNICEF: Report calls for urgent action on nutrition

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NEW YORK, USA, 11 November, 2009 As the number of hungry and malnourished people passes 1 billion, a new UNICEF report identifies lack of food as one of the major causes of death among young children.

Tracking Progress on Child and Maternal Nutrition, released today, says that undernutrition in mothers and children is a factor in a third of all deaths of children under five. At the same time, the global financial crisis and rising food prices have left many more families struggling to put nutritious food on the table.

The Tracking Progress report calls for urgent international action to reach those who do not have enough to eat.

The report we have launched draws attention to the fact that 200 million children under the age of five in the developing world suffer from chronic undernutrition. Thats a very high number, said UNICEF Associate Director of Nutrition Werner Schultink.

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[STEPHENWRAYSFORD33]

One of the ironies is that in countries like Great Britian childhood obestiy is a major cocern now. Too much sugar and starch in the diet. Children require a good ballanced diet, less bread than adults, more milk and vegatables are needed for children. Iron and callcium deficiney can also lead to a greater risk of getting disease. I think some of the animals in British zoos get a better diet than the millions of humans in Asia and Africa.

[ElunedDdedwydd]

It is a crime that so many children throughout the earth are suffering from malnutrition, especially as people here in the US waste so much food. Doctors without Borders and Unicef have done and are doing much to alleviate the situation. IF each person here in the U.S. donated only a few dollars (what we might spend on coffee or soft drinks), we could make a huge difference in combatting world hunger. Please consider donating to Unicef and/or Doctors without Borders.