About 1.5 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will be born into hunger by the end of this year. There has been a 20% increase in the number of undernourished births globally compared to 10 years ago. About 1.5 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will be born into hunger by the end of this year, while an estimated 6.6 million children under the age of five will be undernourished, a new report by Save The Children shows. According to the report, there had been a 20% increase in the number of undernourished births globally compared to 10 years ago. "Projections indicate that in 2023, an estimated 6.6 million children under the age of five will be undernourished in the DRC," the report stated.

Source: News 24 November 21, 2023 20:15 UTC