Over 8 lakh children in Sudan to face fatal levels of malnutrition: UNICEF

Moscow, Nov 11 (Sputnik/UNI) UNICEF spokesperson James Elder said that 8,25,000 children in Sudan will face fatal levels of malnutrition this year, while increased drone strikes are creating additional risks for them.

"All this at a time when an estimated 8,25,000 children under five in Sudan are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition this year -- the type that kills," Elder said at a briefing in Geneva on Tuesday.

He added that the situation is being exacerbated by the intensifying El Nino phenomenon, which will bring drought to Sudan.

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