Madagascar’s malnutrition crisis deepens with climate shocks, aid cuts

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• Extreme climate events, including cyclones and droughts, have destroyed crops in Madagascar, leaving many farmers without income. 5s
• Thousands of children in the Grand Sud region are suffering from severe acute malnutrition, with numbers similar to the 2021 famine. 37s
• Local NGOs, supported by international partners, are intervening in communities with high rates of malnutrition, but resources are stretched. 49s
• The suspension of USAID funding has forced humanitarian organizations to close offices and lay off staff, reducing aid activities by about a quarter. 1m 23s
• Local authorities have appealed for national intervention, but little support has arrived, raising fears of a worsening crisis. 1m 49s