Nigeria recorded the highest level of malnutrition in 2025 among 77 countries where Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) operates, the organisation’s Country Representative for Nigeria, Dr. Ahmed Aldikhari, has revealed. Aldikhari disclosed this in Abuja during the launch of MSF’s 2025 Country Activity Report for Nigeria, which highlighted worsening malnutrition, repeated disease outbreaks and persistent maternal …
At least 91 people died in September in the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher, according to the Sudan Doctors Network. The group warned of a “full-blown humanitarian disaster” as fighting between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) pushes the region deeper into crisis. Children and five pregnant people were among the victims …
For the first time in history, obesity has surpassed underweight as the most prevalent form of malnutrition among school-aged children and adolescents worldwide. One in 10 children, or 188 million, now live with obesity, UNICEF revealed in its latest report, titled "Feeding Profit: How Food Environments are Failing Children." The surge in childhood obesity is …
By Esther Ososanya The United Nations has sounded the alarm over Yemen’s deepening humanitarian crisis, warning that nearly half of all children under five are suffering from acute malnutrition. The stark message came during a UN Security Council briefing on Tuesday, where officials called for urgent global intervention to curb the worsening food insecurity, displacement, …
By Rafiyat Sadiq An infant was among at least 15 Palestinians who died of hunger-related complications within 24 hours across the Gaza Strip as the humanitarian crisis in the besieged territory worsens. Health officials at al-Shifa Hospital confirmed the deaths on Monday, bringing the total number of starvation-related fatalities to 147 since Israel launched its …
