UN says malnutrition crisis worsening in Mideast, N.Africa

UN says malnutrition crisis worsening in Mideast, N.Africa

The United Nations warned Monday of a "deepening crisis" of malnutrition in the Middle East and North Africa affecting a third of children.
"At least 77 million - or 1 in 3 - children in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have some form of malnutrition," the UN children agency UNICEF said in a statement.
It said 55 million children across the 20 countries assessed are overweight or obese, which UNICEF considers a type of malnutrition.
A further 24 million children suffer from undernutrition, including stunting, wasting and thinness, it said.