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Aref, a one-year-old from Herat, Afghanistan, is undergoing a health and nutrition assessment and receiving a further supply of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) from UNICEF to treat malnutrition.

The History of RUTF and How It Transformed Malnutrition Treatment

The story behind ready-to-use therapeutic food, a lifesaving innovation.
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Mules carrying supplies including ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) cross a suspension bridge in Nepal.

Going the Last Mile to Help Malnourished Children in Nepal

In Nepal’s remote west, ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) brings severely malnourished children back to health. [video]
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A little girl and her dad attend a UNICEF-supported early childhood development program in San Agustin, Caracas, Venezuela, on March 14, 2023.

Celebrating Dads Who Make a Difference This Father’s Day

On Father's Day and every day, UNICEF supports and celebrates all the dads who are working to give children the best possible start in life.
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A boy holds his baby brother in a UNICEF ready-to-use complementary food distribution site in Gaza City.

Why Are Children Still Suffering in Gaza?

UNICEF is working with partners to shore up basic services for children caught in an endless cycle of suffering. [video]
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A mother sits in her wheelchair with her five children around her outside the family's home in rural Gedaref, Sudan.

Protecting Mothers and Children in Sudan

In rural Gedaref State, unconditional cash grants integrated with children's health and nutrition services are a lifeline for families in need.
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Edna Maunde, 20, smiles as her daughter, 2-year-old Christina, eats RUTF at their home in Mavila Village, Zomba, southern Malawi, on June 8, 2023.

30 Years of RUTF: Meet the People Behind a Lifesaving Innovation

The ready-to-use therapeutic food story includes people like James Holt, who has spent 13 years loading it onto trucks bound for children in crisis.
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A boy and his parents in Sierra Leone celebrate the child's recovery from severe acute malnutrition.

UNICEF's RUTF + Play as Nutrition Therapy

How ready-to-use therapeutic food, play and parental bonding helped a young boy recover from severe acute malnutrition in Sierra Leone.
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Damaged buildings and rubble in Al Manshiya camp, Beit Lahia, North Gaza.

Seeds of Hope: A Garden Grows in Gaza

In Al Manshiya camp, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, 12-year-old Ghazal is growing vegetables to feed her family. [video]
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A girl in a wheelchair holds a balloon outside a UNICEF tent in central Gaza.

UNICEF Provides Critical Support for Children in Gaza

UNICEF is mobilizing to save the lives and futures of Palestinian children. [video]
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