The rates of child malnutrition are among the highest ever recorded in parts of war-ravaged Yemen, with at least 98,000 children under five at risk of dying without urgent treatment, the United Nations said in a report Tuesday.
Acute malnutrition among children in the age group has risen by 15.5% in 2020, according to a UN analysis of south Yemen. Hodeidah’s lowlands are one of the worst-hit areas, with 27% of children considered acutely malnourished.