Due to the termination of a USAID award, over 70,000 children and women will lose access to lifesaving nutrition services in Syria. This award included provision and procurement of nutrition commodities (Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food [RUTF] and Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food [RUSF]) through static and mobile sites, addressing chronic and widespread malnutrition.

Date: 10/25

Region: Middle East & North Africa

Country: Syria

Topic: Peacebuilding & Stabilization, Health

Policy Lens: Security & Resilience

Additional Context: Data compiled by a group of humanitarian organisations operating in Syria shows that in nearly half of the country’s districts, more than 50% of children under five with severe acute malnutrition are not receiving the treatment they need. Malnutrition cases in Syria have been rising for years, but funding cuts have exacerbated an already dire situation. Find more information here.

Source: Save the Children