Some more UNICEF links

Cruising www.un.org for less than 5 minutes resulted in these 3 interesting links:

After the 2008 financial crisis, funding for social programs decreased dramatically as countries tried to save their own economies. In addition, unemployment increased and in poor countries, people's purchasing power deceased. Since those in developing countries were already spending the majority of their income on food, this is an issue. Read more *here*.

The introduction of social programs can play a huge role in preventing and controlling malnutrition. These links highlight two contrasting examples: *this article* features an innovative program that is actively decreasing malnutrition in Iraq. Conversely, *this article* highlights how ignoring current problems regarding hunger will lead to chronic hunger deficits in the future.

Be sure to also check out the United Nations World Food Program website for more information on preventing and controlling malnutrition.