The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), in cooperation with the national and international partners, launched the "accelerated procedures towards preventing nutrition" in Yemen.

The organization said in a statement that the program funded by the German Federal Government through the German Development Bank KFW aims to reduce the disturbing rates of nutrition lack between women, girls and boys through an integrated and multi -sectors approach that focuses on prevention.

The organization added that the lack of nutrition is one of the most urgent and urgent health challenges in Yemen, and it has been exacerbated by years of conflict, economic collapse and limited access to basic services.

Nearly 2.4 million children under the age of five, and 1.5 million pregnant and breastfeeding women suffer from acute malnutrition in Yemen, which exposes them to a greater risk of disease, delay in growth, and death. While approximately 50% (about 2.6 million) Yemeni children under the age of five suffer from dwarf, which is an irreversible form of malnutrition that affects cognitive growth, academic achievement, productivity in adulthood, and economic development in Yemen.

To address this crisis, UNICEF says that it and its partners have designed a comprehensive program targeting 32 priority districts in 12 governorates. The initiative will enhance the provision of preventive nutrition services through improved local community systems, with a focus on early feeding of childhood, mother health, water and safe sanitation, food security, and communication to change social behavior.

He added: “By working with the Yemeni government, civil society and international donors, we aim to build systems capable of resilience and enable societies to ensure a healthier future for children and mothers.”