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Auteur : Millennia2015
Source : UNICEF
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There is an urgent need to accelerate efforts throughout the world to reduce undernutrition, which contributes to more than one third of all deaths in children under age 5. It does this by stealing children's strength and making illness more dangerous. An undernourished child struggles to withstand in attack of pneumonia, diarrhoea or other illness – and illness often prevails. Undernutrition is caused by poor feeding and care, aggravated by illness. The children who survive may become locked in a cycle of recurring illness and faltering growth – diminishing their physical health, irreversibly damaging their development and their cognitive abilities, and impairing their capacities as adults. If a child suffers from diarrhoea – due to a lack of clean water or adequate sanitation, or because of poor hygiene practices – it will drain nutrients from his or her body.
Lack of attention to child and maternal nutrition today will result in considerably higher costs tomorrow. |
With more than 1 billion people suffering from malnutrition and hunger, international leadership and urgent action are needed. Global commitments on food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture are part of a wider international agenda that will help address the critical issues raised in this report.
=> Direct Link to the Full 124-Page UNICEF Report:
http://www.unicef.org/media/files/Tracking_Progress_on_Child_and_Maternal_Nutrition_EN_110309.pdf
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