Investing in nutrition programmes can help reduce wasting and stunting in children, anaemia in women, and contribute to breaking the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition. In Africa’s Sahel region, a food crisis is being made worse by #COVID19. We must invest in #NutritionNow to ensure every child in the region has the chance to survive and thrive. Learn more: https://uni.cf/3ltom2Y | UNICEF Africa

AU Nutrition Champion King Letsie III has urged African leaders to prioritize child survival and nutrition ahead of the 39th AU Summit. After visiting Zewditu Memorial Hospital in Addis Ababa, King of Lesotho highlighted the urgent need to scale up proven health and nutrition interventions to end preventable child deaths across Africa. https://pulseofafrica.info/news/2065 #AUSummit #ChildSurvival #Nutrition #Africa #PublicHealth | POA English

Malnutrition among children under five in Somalia is reaching alarming levels due to aid cuts and climate change, according to international charity Save the Children. Hundreds of nutrition centres across Somalia have closed this year, amid the worsening crisis. Two young mothers at a camp for internally displaced people in Somalia's Puntland region share with the BBC how their lives have changed in just the last six months. | BBC News Africa