More than 16 million children under the age of five are malnourished in the Middle East and North Africa, especially because of conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Sudan and Libya, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said.
About 11 million of these children are chronically or severely malnourished, including more than seven million stunted and 3.7 million severely malnourished, it said in a report published on Sunday.
More than 16 million children under the age of five do not have access to more than 16 million children, according to the report. Nutritious foods.
Children with severe malnutrition were 11 times more likely to die than their well-nourished peers, she said.
UNICEF said that despite some improvements, child nutrition in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region since 2000 has been worsening or heading into a recession.