EU food aid for malnourished children arrives in Kabul, UNICEF says

The United Nations Children’s Fund said a European Union-funded food shipment has arrived in Kabul, aimed at supporting malnourished children across Afghanistan.

UNICEF reported on Tuesday, March 3, that the cargo includes Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) designated for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition.

According to UNICEF, humanitarian organizations in Afghanistan rely heavily on therapeutic food supplies to save children’s lives, particularly in remote areas where medical services are limited.

The agency added that declining humanitarian funding, the closure of the Pakistan border and a lack of viable local procurement options have complicated aid delivery operations.

Veronika Boskovic Pohar, head of the European Union delegation to Afghanistan, said the bloc remains committed to supporting the most vulnerable so life-saving nutrition assistance reaches children at critical moments.

UNICEF said the latest shipment will enable treatment for 20,000 children across the country, providing urgently needed therapeutic care in overstretched health facilities.

Afghanistan is facing one of the world’s worst hunger crises, with humanitarian agencies warning that economic decline and climate shocks have deepened food insecurity nationwide.

Nearly four million children in Afghanistan are battling severe malnutrition, and estimates suggest around 3.7 million children in total are affected by various forms of malnutrition.

Aid agencies warn that without sustained international funding and improved access routes, efforts to curb child malnutrition could falter, putting thousands more young lives at risk.

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