The Basics
From the different forms malnutrition takes to the global push to end all of them by 2030, click here to learn the scope of both the situation and the response.
Background
Gain a deeper understanding of malnutrition, its causes and potential ways to end it.
Stunting
Stunting, which can cause irreversible physical and cognitive effects, affects at least 155 million children globally.
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM), the most extreme form of undernutrition, is responsible for the deaths of a least 1 million children under five years old annually.