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UN: 34% of children in north-west Syria suffer from stunted development
Children take a class inside a tent at a refugee camp in Syria on 24 November 2020 [Muhammed Abdullah/Anadolu Agency] December 17, 2020 at 11:32 am
The UN s humanitarian chief has reported that 34 per cent of all children in north-west Syria suffer from stunted development due to severe malnourishment. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock revealed the statistics, which shed light on the extent of food and aid shortages in the area, during a UN Security Council briefing yesterday.
According to Lowcock, up to 37 per cent of mothers in the areas of displacement are malnourished, causing the stunted development of children to increase by five per cent in the region this year. This means that just over one-third of children under the age of five are affected.