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In Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan, a young child's arm measurement shows malnutrition.

What Is Famine?

Famine is the most severe form of acute food insecurity. How, and when, is famine declared? Your questions answered.
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A child suffering from malnutrition lies on a bed at UNICEF-supported Patient Society Hospital in Gaza City on July 29, 2025.

Famine Confirmed in Gaza

UNICEF is calling for an immediate ceasefire and safe, sustained humanitarian access to deliver urgently needed supplies. [video]
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A child is screened for severe acute malnutrition in Sudan.

Acutely Malnourished Children in Sudan Need Urgent Support

Campaigns to curb child malnutrition through mass screenings, immediate referrals and treatment are underway, but more help is needed.
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Abdul, 8, in Rafah city, Gaza, heads to a food distribution point with an empty bowl he hopes to fill so that his mother and father and three brothers can eat.

With Gaza at Risk of Famine, UNICEF Keeps Delivering for Children

As the conflict in Gaza continues, needs are intensifying for children and families. An update on the UNICEF response. [VIDEO]
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Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) are energy-dense, micronutrient-enriched pastes that have a nutritional profile and are often made of peanuts, oil, sugar and milk powder.

What Is RUTF? The Therapeutic Food Saving Children's Lives

The nutrient-rich, peanut-based paste saves the lives of millions of children suffering from severe malnutrition every year.
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