UNICEF warns of looming child nutrition crisis in Syria amid 12 years of conflict and deadly earthquakes
Twelve years of conflict, and the recent deadly earthquakes, have left millions of children in Syria at heightened risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warned today.
![On 10 February 2023, Sondos, two years and eight months, in her father’s arms, is screened for malnutrition by a UNICEF-supported mobile health team worker, using a mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) tape, in the Alsalheen neighbourhood, Aleppo city, north Syria.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_index/public/hero/images/UN0781278.jpg?itok=76yFxEBn)