United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is running short of funds and this would directly affect the younger generation of Mauritania.
According to the estimations, nearly 68,000 kids in Islamic Republic of Mauritania, who are already entrenched in the vicious of malnutrition, will experience a clog in their provisions if the condition persists.
WFP Country Director Gian Carlo Cirri asserted that they require $14.4 million for its Mauritania operation this year, which however seems a distant dream.
If the situation continues then it would retard the growth which is made against malnutrition in the largely desert north-west African country.
The results of a recent joint food security survey express the current situation as precarious. Indeed, total cereal production per capita is 7.7% lower than the average over the past five years. Furthermore, cereal prices have increased, further eroding the already weak purchasing power of subsistence farmers.
According to a WFP study, 165,000 people are highly vulnerable and depend on humanitarian aid to survive through the toughest months of the year. Another 180,000 struggle to feed themselves adequately.
