Iraq may not be in the headlines as much these days. But the country is still facing significant challenges recovering from years of conflict. Right now, the World Food Programme (WFP) is short on funding for its programs for the vulnerable segments of the Iraqi population: women and children.
Food and health education programs for women and children have been significantly cut back because of the lack of funding. Child malnutrition is a serious crisis in Iraq. As WFP reports, "Global acute malnutrition (GAM) or wasting among children...reaches 15 percent in the most-vulnerable districts."
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