Shocking report Severe malnutrition has doubled in Tigray children

In a shocking report, the United Nations revealed that the number of children admitted to hospitals with severe malnutrition in Tigray Province In northern Ethiopia, which is witnessing a war, questyear has doubled compared to 2020.

In its weekly report on the 11-month conflict in northern Ethiopia, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said: “About 18,600 children under the age of five in Tigray have been admitted to hospitals for treatment. of acute malnutrition between February and August questyear, up from 8,900 in 2020, which represents a 100% increase, according to UNICEF.

The report also added that malnutrition among women in pregnancy e in breastfeeding “remains very high and affects 63% of them”, noting that only 897 trucks carrying humanitarian aid have arrived since mid-July in this region of 6 million people.

Battles since last November

Interestingly, Tigray has witnessed battles since last November, when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Nobel laureate pace in 2019, he sent federal forces to get rid of local authorities from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, after accusing them of attacking a barracks.

Refugees from Tigray (archive photo from AFP)

Refugees from Tigray (archive photo from AFP)

Since then, the battles have extended to include the neighboring regions of Afar and Amhara as he drowned Tigray Province What the United Nations describes as a de facto humanitarian blockade, fueling fears of widespread famine similar to what has happened in Ethiopia in the 1980s.

From Tigray (Reuters archive)

From Tigray (Reuters archive)

In addition to food shortages, there is a severe shortage of medicines, children’s vaccines and medical equipment, according to the UN. in several recent reports.

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