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More than 1 in 4 children under age 5 face 'severe' food poverty: UNICEF

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A Palestinian child suffering from malnutrition is treated in Rafah on March 5, 2024. [Mohammed Abed, AFP]

More than one in four children under the age of five globally live in "severe" food poverty, UNICEF has warned meaning more than 180 million are at risk of experiencing adverse impacts on their growth and development.

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