UN and partners providing aid for vulnerable across Ethiopia as 1.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition

The UN and partners are responding to disease outbreaks and an ongoing food insecurity crisis across Ethiopia which has left 1.2 million children suffering severe acute malnutrition.

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UN and partners providing aid for vulnerable across Ethiopia as 1.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition

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