UN: 'Worst fears confirmed' as 100,000 children in Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition

More than 100,000 children in Tigray, Ethiopia, could suffer life-threatening malnutrition in the next 12 months, Unicef says.

Amanuel Berhanu, held by his mother, eats emergency food after being screened for malnutrition in Debub Health Centre in Wajirat woreda in Southern Tigray in Ethiopia, Monday July 19, 2021. More than 100,000 children in Ethiopia���s embattled Tigray region could face the most extreme and life-threatening form of malnutrition in the next year, the United Nations children���s agency warned on Friday July 30, 2021, as humanitarian aid remains blocked from the region of some 6 million people. (UNICEF via AP)
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