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 “Nearly 2.2 million Yemeni children are acutely malnourished, and an estimated 462,000 children suffer from severe acute malnutrition – almost a three-fold rise over 2014 levels. If not treated on time, these children are 11 times more at risk of dying than healthy children. Even if they survive, they risk not fulfilling their developmental potentials, posing a serious threat to an entire generation in Yemen, and keeping the country mired in the vicious cycle of poverty and underdevelopment.”(UNICEF)
 “In Yemen today, 1.7 million children are acutely malnourished and require urgent care. This includes at least 462,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition, who could die if they do not receive the assistance they need. In 2016, UNICEF supported the treatment of 215,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition across Yemen and provided more than 4 million children under the age of five with vitamin supplements to boost their immunity. UNICEF also supported the vaccination of over 4.8 million children against polio." (UNICEF)

Throughout my reading to the UNICEF website, I find out that people in Yemen live on less than $5 a day. This answers many questions such as why the country has a high percentage of malnutrition and why it requires urgent care. Also, it includes 462,000 children suffering from malnutrition which shows how these families cannot provide and keep up with the price of food, health, and nutrition foods. In addition, people cannot find jobs because of the conflict since 2015; this is another sad and hard time for people to find and live with the basic life’s need. On the other hand, even before the conflict in March 2015, Yemen had challenges from widespread poverty, food insecurity and the lack of health services. Furthermore, around 22 million people and nearly all children are under the risk of the need for humanitarian assistance. Also, more than 2 million children are of out-of-school which is already high before the conflict. It is rolling these children future by being away from education and not getting children’s basic needs. Even though UNICEF is working hard to solve many health issues, education, vaccination services for mothers, newborns, and children. To face all these challenges it needs a change from the government by facing the corruption in many relief organizations to deliver all the help to the needy families and children.  



                       
 References
In Yemen, conflict and poverty exacerbate child malnutrition. (UNICEF) (.n.a.) Retrieved November 17, 2018, From   
https://www.unicef.org/stories/yemen-conflict-and-poverty-exacerbate-child-malnutrition


Comments

  1. UnknownNovember 18, 2018 at 11:42 AM

    Thank you for your post. The pictures drive home your point. To think those people survive off of only $5 a day and I just wasted money at my local Starbucks. It makes me want to be more conservative of money and use the remainder to help others in my local community.

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  2. Stephanie DowtinNovember 18, 2018 at 3:48 PM

    Hello!

    I appreciate you sharing the statistics about malnutrition and the unicef organization. The UNICEF efforts need more support from leaders across the world. If we all advocate locally for the issues being addressed such as child hunger and poverty. I think we can make a big difference across the world. I would like to research more about the organization is doing to assist with poverty. 22 million is such a large number. Thanks for sharing!

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  3. MalloryNovember 18, 2018 at 5:47 PM

    Your post was very informative. Thank you for the images they help to drive home the concept of malnutrition and the resources we take for granted.

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  4. LaJashaNovember 19, 2018 at 12:18 AM

    Hello your post is good. The information you provided shows the need and desire for this organization to address hungry and other needs.are very important. What other solutions do you have concening meeting the need of ?

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