Shafaqna English- More than 450,000 children are at risk of acute malnutrition as the hostilities are causing mass displacement and halting of critical health and nutrition services in Jonglei state, UNICEF reported.
“We know that a malnourished child without treatment is 12 times more likely to die,” UNICEF country representative Noala Skinner said in a statement.
Violent clashes have displaced at least 250,000 people, primarily in the northern and central regions of the state, the statement said, citing the government agency Relief and Rehabilitation Commission.
Sources: Anadolu Ajansı