One in four children under age 5 worldwide is unable to access a nutritious diet. This alarming statistic equates to 181 million young children living in severe food poverty.
Child food poverty is particularly harmful in early childhood, threatening survival, physical growth, and cognitive development, according to UNICEF reports highlighting long-term implications for these children.
"We know that these children don't do well at school. They earn less income as adults, and they struggle to escape from income poverty," says Harriet Torlesse, UNICEF.
Rising food prices, conflicts, and climate crises contribute significantly to child food poverty, along with low-income countries' struggles to regulate aggressive advertising of unhealthy processed foods.
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