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52 million+ children estimated to be out of school, UNICEF says 2024 one of the worst years for children in conflict

United Nations Children's Fund has called 2024 one of the worst years in the organisation’s history for children living in conflict areas, with a record number of children having their rights violated, including being killed, injured, out of school, missing vaccines, and being critically malnourished. Children in conflict-hit areas are having their rights violated, including being killed, injured, out of …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Malnourished seven-year-old girl's heartbreaking final words to neighbor who fed her chicken nuggets before returning to monster parents who 'glued her mouth shut' and left her to die

Daily Mail

A malnourished seven-year-old girl died in an Oklahoma hospital just days after she told a good-hearted neighbor that her abusive parents loved her. Violet Mitchell was taken to St. Anthony's Medical Center on August 2, where doctors said she was 'extremely malnourished' and was 'essentially skin and bones' with 'sunken eyes,' the Kansas City Star reports. Violet Mitchell was taken …

Parents Oklahoma Fed Told David Mitchell Girl

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Parents accused of starving malnourished teenage daughter dismissed teacher's concerns, court told

ABC

A teenager was so skinny she had "wafer thin" arms, and was at risk of fractures if she jumped too much, the trial of her parents who are accused of starving her has heard. The dance teacher said the girl had a "large head, petite body, very skinny arms." The teacher said that by 2019, the girl's arms were "wafer …

Dance Parents Court Told Daughter Girl Her Parents

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rise in number of ‘starving’ bats seen in England

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr Joe Nunez-Mino, a spokesperson for the Bat Conservation Trust, told the Guardian: “Any …

Number Bat Bats Insects Cambridgeshire Fewer Malnourished Bats

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Maggot infestations and wounds that never heal for Gaza’s malnourished

Al Jazeera

Growing rates of malnourishment are compromising the health of a people battered by Israel’s war, preventing them from ever fully recovering. “People that would have had very treatable or curable conditions several months ago, are presenting with very advanced disease,” said Qureshi. Due to destroyed hospitals and medical labs, doctors from MSF and other aid organisations are unable to run …

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9 months ago

4 family members plead not guilty in abduction and abuse of a malnourished Iowa teen

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Four members of a rural …

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9 months, 1 week ago

One in 10 Afghan children under five malnourished, 45 percent stunted: UN

Al Jazeera

Roya carefully spoon-feeds her daughter fortified milk in a ward for malnourished children, praying the tiny infant will avoid a condition that stalks one in 10 children in Afghanistan after decades of conflict. Ten percent of children under five in Afghanistan are malnourished and 45 percent are stunted, meaning they are small for their age in part due to poor …

Children Women Afghan Unicef Badakhshan Poor Nutrition

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bidar and Kolar have most malnourished children in Karnataka

The Hindu

A survey conducted by the Department of Women and Child Development in 2023 revealed that Bidar and Kolar districts had the highest share of children suffering malnutrition. A total of 27,73,247 children under the age of 6 were weighed across Karnataka for the survey to identify children suffering from malnutrition. In Bidar district, a total of 86,163 children were weighed, …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Over 13,000 children killed in Gaza, others severely malnourished: UNICEF

Al Jazeera

The UN agency says surviving children do not ‘even have the energy to cry’ as famine looms in the besieged enclave being bombarded for months. Israel has killed more than 13,000 children in Gaza since October 7 while others are suffering from severe malnutrition and do not “even have the energy to cry”, says the United Nations Children’s Fund. Because …

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$Malnourished tiger cub with fractured bones rescued from private facility, now in rehab$

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Malnourished tiger cub with fractured bones rescued from private facility, now in rehab

LA Times

An 8-month-old tiger cub awaits examination after being rescued from an undisclosed private facility, where she was found with at least 10 bone fractures caused from a poor diet. Oakland Zoo officials have rescued an 8-month-old tiger cub from a private facility where the cat was found with at least 10 bone fractures, caused by a poor diet. The zoo …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel orders new evacuations in northern Gaza, where U.N. says 1 in 6 children are malnourished

The Hindu

Israel ordered new evacuations from parts of Gaza City on February 20 as a study led by the U.N. children's agency found that one in six children are acutely malnourished in the isolated and largely devastated north of the territory, where the city is located. On Tuesday, the military ordered the evacuation of the Zaytoun and Turkoman neighborhoods on the …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

UN agencies warn of 'explosion' in Gaza child deaths

New Indian Express

GENEVA: An alarming lack of food, surging malnutrition and the rampant spread of disease could spark an explosion in child deaths in Gaza, the United Nations warned Monday. Twenty weeks into Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, UN agencies warned that food and safe water had become "incredibly scarce" in the Palestinian territory, adding that virtually all young …

Children War Gaza Israel Hamas Un Agencies Child Deaths

11 months ago

Tribal districts top list of malnourished kids in MP

New Indian Express

BHOPAL: There are 1.36 lakh children registered as malnourished in Madhya Pradesh. These figures regarding the total number of malnourished children registered under the Mukhyamantri Bal Arogya Samvardhan Program until January 30, 2024, were provided by the state’s Minister of Women and Child Development, Nirmala Bhuria, in response to a question posed by Congress MLA Atif Arif Aqeel in the …

Children Districts Total Madhya Pradesh Sam Mam Malnourished

1 year, 2 months ago

Miraculous Recovery: AOI Saves Malnourished Child Battling T-Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Deccan Chronicle

Guntur: American Oncology Institute in Guntur, part of one of South Asia's largest cancer chain hospitals has successfully saved a 4-year-old severely malnourished child suffering from acute T-Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Under the guidance of Dr Ramprahlad KM, Consultant Medical Oncologist at AOI, the child was put on a nourishing and energetic diet plan, balanced with protein supplements and started on chemo …

Child Aoi Miraculous Recovery

1 year, 3 months ago

The UN food agency says that 1 in 5 children who arrive in South Sudan from Sudan are malnourished

Associated Press

JUBA, South Sudan — At least one in five children arriving in South Sudan from Sudan are malnourished and more than 90% of arrivals haven’t eaten in days, the U.N. food agency said Tuesday. The World Food Program said that nearly 300,000 people have arrived in South Sudan in the last five months — the majority of whom are South …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Utah YouTuber Ruby Franke arrested on child abuse charges after malnourished son escapes home

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

Haiti hospital cares for children amid gang violence, hunger and scarce aid

ABC

Marie Michelle Joseph's nine-month-old daughter is weak and has a persistent fever. Key points: The Fontaine Hospital is located in Cite Soleil where gangs have been fighting a vicious turf war The hospital is an important employer for young people who have few alternatives besides joining gangs It is funded by UNICEF in an area food producers struggle to move …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Protein-rich diet improves condition of malnourished children at anganwadi centres

The Hindu

Officials of the Women Development and Child Welfare Department, in association with St. Theresas College for Women and Maarpu Trust, visited the anganwadi centres and checked the growth of malnourished children on Saturday. NTR District Internal Complaints Committee chairperson and Maarpu Trust director R. Suez said that the protein rich diet prepared by students of the Department of Clinical Nutrition …

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2 years ago

More than 90 shih-tzus rescued from ‘unsafe’ home malnourished and covered in faeces

The Independent

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2 years, 1 month ago

In measles hotspots, hunger, an older malaise, is hastening fatalities

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: Just when we had stopped obsessing about daily Covid caseload, there is a new cause for worry. Dr Subhash Salunke, former Director of Health Services for Maharashtra who heads the task force said, “Malnourished and not being vaccinated can land a child into serious trouble in terms of measles. A child with no access to good nutrition has to …

Health Children Mumbai Maharashtra Child Families Hospital

2 years, 3 months ago

Still no relief for the malnourished

The Hindu

Ever since a confidential report by the Madhya Pradesh Accountant-General came to light, about “large scale fraud/misappropriation etc. Last month, ahead of the translocation of eight cheetahs from Namibia to Kuno National Park, the Congress demanded to know the rationale behind making the translocation a mega event when about “21,000 children were malnourished and another 5,000 severely malnourished in Sheopur,” …

State Thr Chouhan

2 years, 3 months ago

Rebel violence in eastern Congo causes hunger to soar

Associated Press

NYIRAGONGO, Congo — The last thing Pasika Bagerimana remembers before her sons died were their cries of hunger. Hunger is soaring across parts of Congo’s war-torn North Kivu province where the fighting between M23 rebels and government soldiers has been raging since November, according to aid workers, civilians and health workers. “The situation was already dire and this conflict is …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Survey reveals why rural women offer biscuits to their children for breakfast

The Hindu

Members of Jagruti Mahila Okkoota, who were on a door-to-door survey on the food habits in some villages of Belagavi district in Karnataka, found that women were giving biscuit and tea to their children for breakfast while they ate roti or rice before setting out for work. Simple tweaks of this kind, made by the women’s voluntary group working in …

Nutrition Children Survey Mothers Malnourished Children Okkoota

2 years, 7 months ago

‘Only God can help': Hundreds die as Somalia faces famine

Associated Press

MOGADISHU, Somalia — No mother should have to lose her child. More broadly, at least 448 people died this year at outpatient and in-patient malnutrition treatment centers across Somalia through April, according to data compiled by humanitarian groups and local authorities. Mortality surveys conducted in parts of Somalia in December and again in April and May by the U.N.’s Food …

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52 million+ children estimated to be out of school, UNICEF says 2024 one of the worst years for children in conflict

Malnourished seven-year-old girl's heartbreaking final words to neighbor who fed her chicken nuggets before returning to monster parents who 'glued her mouth shut' and left her to die

Parents accused of starving malnourished teenage daughter dismissed teacher's concerns, court told

Rise in number of ‘starving’ bats seen in England

Maggot infestations and wounds that never heal for Gaza’s malnourished

4 family members plead not guilty in abduction and abuse of a malnourished Iowa teen

One in 10 Afghan children under five malnourished, 45 percent stunted: UN

Bidar and Kolar have most malnourished children in Karnataka

Over 13,000 children killed in Gaza, others severely malnourished: UNICEF

Malnourished tiger cub with fractured bones rescued from private facility, now in rehab

Israel orders new evacuations in northern Gaza, where U.N. says 1 in 6 children are malnourished

UN agencies warn of 'explosion' in Gaza child deaths

Tribal districts top list of malnourished kids in MP

Miraculous Recovery: AOI Saves Malnourished Child Battling T-Lymphoblastic Leukemia

The UN food agency says that 1 in 5 children who arrive in South Sudan from Sudan are malnourished

Utah YouTuber Ruby Franke arrested on child abuse charges after malnourished son escapes home

Haiti hospital cares for children amid gang violence, hunger and scarce aid

Protein-rich diet improves condition of malnourished children at anganwadi centres

More than 90 shih-tzus rescued from ‘unsafe’ home malnourished and covered in faeces

In measles hotspots, hunger, an older malaise, is hastening fatalities

Still no relief for the malnourished

Rebel violence in eastern Congo causes hunger to soar

Survey reveals why rural women offer biscuits to their children for breakfast

‘Only God can help': Hundreds die as Somalia faces famine