Pakistan

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of the most vulnerable communities. Data from UNICEF’s 2012 programme indicate that 18% of 1.1 million children screened in Sindh were malnourished, out of which 5% were severely malnourished. Thanks in part to the international assistance provided since then - in which ECHO played an important role -, the situation has now improved, but remains very fragile: according to the 2012 FAO assessment, 30% of the population in Sindh continues to suffer from food insecurity, and a further 42% are at high risk of becoming food insecure should they be hit by even small external shocks such as floods, drought or inflation. At the national level, 43% of Pakistani children under five (around 10 million) continue to suffer from chronic malnutrition. With one of the highest rates of malnutrition, Pakistan (being one of three countries where over half of the world’s malnourished children are to be found), it is clear that sustained, multi-sectorial approaches to address food security and under ...

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