More than 7,000 under-fives in Gaza put in malnutr... The Guardian

More than 7,000 under-fives in Gaza put in malnutrition recovery in two-week period

The Guardian September 06, 2025

<p>Unicef expects August malnutrition cases to top 15,000, as famine declared in Gaza City spreads south</p><p>More than 7,000 children under the age of five were put on recovery programmes for acute malnutrition at clinics run by Unicef in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/gaza">Gaza</a> in just two weeks of last month, figures reveal.</p><p>The overall total for August is being compiled by Unicef but is expected to exceed 15,000 new patients, more than seven times the total in February.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/06/unicef-under-5s-recovery-programmes-acute-malnutrition-gaza">Continue reading...</a>

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