#malnutrition

Collection of malnutrition news, found 315 news.

Thousands of children still trapped in IS-held areas in Mosul

The UN Childre's Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that thousands of children have been trapped in areas still held by ...

WB approves financial support for social assistance program

The World Banks Board of Executive Directors approved a US$200-million (Rp2.6 trillion) financing to support the ...

Undernutrition, obesity cost Latin America billions of dollars: UN

A UN study has found that undernutrition and obesity have cost Latin America billions of dollars. "The combined ...

Indonesia`s human development index has rapidly increased: UNDP

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has recorded that Indonesias human development index (HDI), comprising ...

Nobel Peace Prize winner Prof. Yunus praises Ajinomoto for its sustainable social business

- Takaaki Nishii, CEO of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Ajinomoto)(TOKYO:2802) met with Prof. Yunus, a Nobel ...

Policy reforms are paying-off in Indonesia: World Bank

World Bank Vice President for the East Asia and Pacific, Victoria Kwakwa, said policy reforms are paying-off in ...

Malnutrition rates high among S. Sudan children due to violence: UNICEF

Renewed violence in South Sudan threatens a generation of children who have been killed, injured, displaced and ...

Anemia during pregnancy may lead to stunted growth

Women who are underweight and anemic during pregnancy are more likely to have stunted children, perpetuating the ...

President celebrates day of sacrifice in Banten

Eid al-Adha or Day of Sacrifice, was celebrated by President Joko Widodo in Serang City, Banten province, on Monday. ...

Drought hits East Nusa Tenggara

A drought has parched parts of East Nusa Tenggara Province in Indonesia and is feared to cause crop failures, slow ...

690 million children at risk from climate change: UNICEF

Nearly 690 million of the worlds 2.3 billion children live in areas most exposed to climate change, facing higher ...

Infant mortality rate in Indonesia decreases

Infant mortality rate in Indonesia decreased significantly over the last 25 years, falling from 84 deaths per ...

President Jokowi serious about resolving water problem in NTT

The visit to East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Saturday to oversee the progress of Raknamo ...

Roaring Lion Africa next global market frontier

Africas image of being ravaged by famine, civil war, malnutrition, and disease has changed to one of deliberate ...

Half South Asia`s girls marry before 18: UN

Nearly half of all girls in South Asia marry before they turn 18, according to a United Nations report that lays bare ...