Millions of kids face hunger after aid cuts

At least 14 million children face hunger and a heightened risk of malnutrition or death this year, Unicef warned, as major international donors like the United States slash aid budgets.

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New York -

The United Nations children's agency urged governments and philanthropic institutions to contribute to its Child Nutrition Fund to head off a wave of starvation.

Unicef executive director Catherine Russell said great progress had been made in eradicating child hunger since the start of the century, but these gains could quickly be lost.