We risk an explosion of child deaths in the Horn of Africa if we don’t act now.

Millions of children are fighting severe acute malnutrition in the worst hunger crisis of our generation. Soaring food prices and three failed consecutive rainy seasons have forced families across Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia to leave everything behind in search of food and water. Families cannot cope with higher food prices, their livestock are dying off, and their incomes are drying up. They have nowhere left to turn.

 

Children like Ibrahim are fighting to survive

Ibrahim is just 8 months old, but he is acutely malnourished and each day is a fight to stay alive. His health is failing when he should be playing, learning and growing. Malnutrition has stripped him of all his energy, leaving his body weak, frail and vulnerable to disease and sickness. Thanks to the support of donors like you, Ibrahim is receiving treatment, but millions more children need urgent help. 

UNICEF is working on the ground to provide life-saving support but millions of children, like Ibrahim, are at risk of dying from starvation. No child deserves to suffer like this. 

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Your help can mean the difference between life and death

UNICEF is working against the clock to treat severely malnourished children across the region. But so many more children, like Ibrahim, are fighting for their lives.

Ready-to-use therapeutic food is a small sachet (92g) that costs less than $1 and can literally mean the difference between life and death for a child and save their life in a matter of weeks. These sachets are packed with high-energy nutrients that children need to start to recover from malnutrition, and they can be eaten immediately so there is no risk of unsafe water or preparation.

Help send life-saving therapeutic food to children on the brink of starvation. Donate now to save children from dying of hunger.

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How your donation will help save children’s lives

  • Your donation helps UNICEF deliver life-saving food and water, urgent medical treatment and intensive care nutrition services for children in critical need.
  • Your donation also helps UNICEF provide vaccines and other health and nutrition items across the country, reaching children and families in remote areas.
  • UNICEF is working with partners to help build long-term resilience in communities to help them recover from and prepare for crises like these. Your donation helps our efforts to ensure resilience for the future droughts and water emergencies.
Disclaimer: Please note that the stories of children mentioned are to illustrate activities and the change that your donation can make to the lives of vulnerable children. UNICEF, based on the need on the ground, will allocate resources to areas that need funds the most.