"More than 30 million children in the 15 most seriously affected countries suffer from acute malnutrition and eight million from severe malnutrition, the deadliest form," says a statement from five United Nations agencies.
Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and Yemen are the countries affected by the food crisis, according to the same source.
