Half of Angola's children malnourished, UN warns

Published on 20/09/2005 01:03

ALMOST half of Angola's children are severely malnourished and at risk from preventable diseases, the World Food Programme said yesterday.

A shortage of funds was hindering efforts to expand food deliveries, the UN agency added as it launched an appeal for 16.5 million to help feed 700,000 people until the end of the year.

Malnourished children in the country were particularly vulnerable to diseases such as tuberculosis and pellagra.

In the central highlands, 850,000 people were living on one meal or less a day, the WFP said. "We have had to cut our food distribution due to a lack of money," said a spokesman.