Somalia: Child malnutrition in parts of the north
15.04.2004
About 20 percent of the children in the drought-affected northern Somali regions of Sool and Sanaag are believed to be malnourished, a study by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) in February found. In its monthly review of the situation in Somalia for March, UNICEF said the results of screening some 7,457 children had shown that about 1,490 were moderately malnourished and 126 severely malnourished.