# How hunger is devastating Yemen’s children

https://mins.news/en/item/87651

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-06 08:42 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/6/malnutrition-among-yemens-children?traffic_source=rss

> Al Jazeera reports from displacement camps in Yemen on the toll of malnutrition among children. The UN says more than 2.2 million children under five are acutely malnourished, including over half a million with severe cases. War, poverty and displacement compound food shortages, while Yemen has received only a fifth of the aid funding needed this year.

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