ISLAMABAD: The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) yesterday provided €3m ($3.7m) to the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to combat malnutrition among women and children affected by emergencies in Pakistan.
This support comes at a critical time, as nutrition is a key concern in Pakistan, especially in areas that have been hit by successive emergencies.
These funds will help Unicef and its partners in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces to increase the coverage of the “Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition,” which aims at providing essential life-saving interventions covering a total population of 1.9 million and providing nutrition services to 266,000 people.
“Addressing acute malnutrition of women and children affected by disasters in Pakistan is an urgent priority for us,” said David Sevcik, ECHO’s Head of Office in Islamabad.
“We also believe ECHO’s support provides an important platform from which developmental partners can further address the structural causes of malnutrition.” Internews
