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  "id": 4393040,
  "title": "Funding cuts shut over 100 child malnutrition sites in Afghanistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/funding-cuts-shut-over-100-child-malnutrition-sites-in-afghanistan-4393040",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-30T09:27:56.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/30/funding-cuts-shut-over-100-child-malnutrition-sites-in-afghanistan"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Funding cuts have led to the closure of over 100 child malnutrition sites in Afghanistan, according to UN under-secretary-general for global communications, Melissa Fleming. Currently, 3.7 million children in the country are suffering from acute malnutrition, with around 1 million facing life-threatening severe acute malnutrition. In response to the crisis, Unicef has launched an urgent appeal for US$949.1 million to provide life-saving aid and essential services to 12 million people, including 6.5 million children.",
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        "title": "Funding cuts shut over 100 child malnutrition sites in Afghanistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/funding-cuts-shut-over-100-child-malnutrition-sites-in-afghanistan",
        "published": "2026-08-30T09:27:56.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}