Some 49,000 children will die of malnutrition in areas once cut off by north-eastern Nigeria’s Islamic extremist uprising if they don’t get treatment, the UN children’s agency warned Tuesday.
UNICEF called on charities and donors to respond quickly to avert a tragedy in Borno state, where nearly a quarter of a million children are severely malnourished. UNICEF said the agency has received less than half of the $55.5 million it appealed for earlier this year, and now the needs are even greater.
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