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The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the food and nutrition crisis might deepen in Nigeria, as the country has already been flagged as having the highest number of malnourished children in Africa and the second highest in the world.

Nemat Hajeebhoy, Chief of Nutrition at UNICEF, gave the warning on Monday during a media briefing on the 2025 lean season multisectoral response plan for Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe States.

“Nigeria has the highest number of malnourished children in Africa and the second in the world,” Hajeebhoy said.

She disclosed that 600,000 children in Nigeria are suffering from acute malnutrition, and half of them are at risk of developing severe acute malnutrition. “Children with severe acute malnutrition are nine to 11 times more likely to die,” she added.

Serigne Loum, Head of Programme at the World Food Programme (WFP), also warned of worsening conditions. “Nigeria has the highest number of food insecure people on the continent,” he stated.

The briefing, organised by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), was aimed at mobilising funding and support for humanitarian response in the region.

Trond Jensen, Head of OCHA in Nigeria, said $300 million is required to respond adequately to the crisis. “$160 million is needed to address problems of food insecurity, nutrition, water and sanitation, health, protection, and logistics that come with the lean season,” he said.

“This is the absolute bare minimum that we are needing. Of course it’s a paradox and a dilemma that we are facing that whereas the need when it comes to severe acute malnutrition have doubled in the year, our ability to address those needs in some instances has halved,” Jensen added.

“And that’s because then of the freeze of US funding, but also then the cuts in other donors funding.”

He said OCHA has been forced to reduce its target from four million to two million people due to the budget shortfall, and called on governments and international partners to step in.

The development follows OCHA’s announcement last month that it would begin scaling back operations in Nigeria due to a $58million funding gap.

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BlackViper:
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the food and nutrition crisis might deepen in Nigeria, as the country has already been flagged as having the highest number of malnourished children in Africa and the second highest in the world.

Nemat Hajeebhoy, Chief of Nutrition at UNICEF, gave the warning on Monday during a media briefing on the 2025 lean season multisectoral response plan for Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe States.

“Nigeria has the highest number of malnourished children in Africa and the second in the world,” Hajeebhoy said.

She disclosed that 600,000 children in Nigeria are suffering from acute malnutrition, and half of them are at risk of developing severe acute malnutrition. “Children with severe acute malnutrition are nine to 11 times more likely to die,” she added.

Serigne Loum, Head of Programme at the World Food Programme (WFP), also warned of worsening conditions. “Nigeria has the highest number of food insecure people on the continent,” he stated.

The briefing, organised by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), was aimed at mobilising funding and support for humanitarian response in the region.

Trond Jensen, Head of OCHA in Nigeria, said $300 million is required to respond adequately to the crisis. “$160 million is needed to address problems of food insecurity, nutrition, water and sanitation, health, protection, and logistics that come with the lean season,” he said.

“This is the absolute bare minimum that we are needing. Of course it’s a paradox and a dilemma that we are facing that whereas the need when it comes to severe acute malnutrition have doubled in the year, our ability to address those needs in some instances has halved,” Jensen added.

“And that’s because then of the freeze of US funding, but also then the cuts in other donors funding.”

He said OCHA has been forced to reduce its target from four million to two million people due to the budget shortfall, and called on governments and international partners to step in.

The development follows OCHA’s announcement last month that it would begin scaling back operations in Nigeria due to a $58million funding gap.

https://saharareporters.com/2025/05/05/unicef-says-nigeria-has-most-malnourished-children-africa-second-highest-globally

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BlackViper:
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the food and nutrition crisis might deepen in Nigeria, as the country has already been flagged as having the highest number of malnourished children in Africa and the second highest in the world.

Nemat Hajeebhoy, Chief of Nutrition at UNICEF, gave the warning on Monday during a media briefing on the 2025 lean season multisectoral response plan for Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe States.

“Nigeria has the highest number of malnourished children in Africa and the second in the world,” Hajeebhoy said.

She disclosed that 600,000 children in Nigeria are suffering from acute malnutrition, and half of them are at risk of developing severe acute malnutrition. “Children with severe acute malnutrition are nine to 11 times more likely to die,” she added.

Serigne Loum, Head of Programme at the World Food Programme (WFP), also warned of worsening conditions. “Nigeria has the highest number of food insecure people on the continent,” he stated.

The briefing, organised by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), was aimed at mobilising funding and support for humanitarian response in the region.

Trond Jensen, Head of OCHA in Nigeria, said $300 million is required to respond adequately to the crisis. “$160 million is needed to address problems of food insecurity, nutrition, water and sanitation, health, protection, and logistics that come with the lean season,” he said.

“This is the absolute bare minimum that we are needing. Of course it’s a paradox and a dilemma that we are facing that whereas the need when it comes to severe acute malnutrition have doubled in the year, our ability to address those needs in some instances has halved,” Jensen added.

“And that’s because then of the freeze of US funding, but also then the cuts in other donors funding.”

He said OCHA has been forced to reduce its target from four million to two million people due to the budget shortfall, and called on governments and international partners to step in.

The development follows OCHA’s announcement last month that it would begin scaling back operations in Nigeria due to a $58million funding gap.

https://saharareporters.com/2025/05/05/unicef-says-nigeria-has-most-malnourished-children-africa-second-highest-globally

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Mbanda:
But Sharpsharp00123 always call Obi "failure and fraud".

With this kind of news now I wonder between Obi and tinibu who is the real failure and fraud.

Am confused!

Sharpsharp00123:
This is where u will see agbotikuyo and his people

They will come here and start masturbating now, they get triggered by any bad news but once it's good news they rubbish it n claim whatever

Sharpsharp00123:
compare their various records as governor

If tinubu can b having this problem, if the agulu fraud was in charge we would have turned to Somalia.

Imagine Igbos like owobokiri, mrvitalis, abagworo cursed the agulu fraud for his failure but same people want us to see him as Messiah now cos they needed Igbo president badly.

We won't fall for the Igbo trick.


If Messi is having problem on d pitch, no b chiwetalu agu go solve the problem

Sharpsharp00123:
compare their various records as governor

If tinubu can b having this problem, if the agulu fraud was in charge we would have turned to Somalia.

Imagine Igbos like owobokiri, mrvitalis, abagworo cursed the agulu fraud for his failure but same people want us to see him as Messiah now cos they needed Igbo president badly.

We won't fall for the Igbo trick.


If Messi is having problem on d pitch, no b chiwetalu agu go solve the problem

onuman:
Compare Tinubu to Obi? Sharaap. Stop placing sweet orange and sour grape on the same table.

First of all, Obi has never been associated with drug trafficking.

Mbanda:
Obi has nothing to do with this bad news. Stop diverting peoples attention Obi is a private citizen not the power grabbing president.

BlackViper:
https://saharareporters.com/2025/05/05/unicef-says-nigeria-has-most-malnourished-children-africa-second-highest-globally