Malnutrition contributes to nearly half of all under five deaths that is 3 million children each year and affects one in three children globally.   

Today marks World Children’s Day and UNICEF has warned in a new report today, Averting a Lost COVID Generation, of significant and growing consequences for children as the COVID-19 pandemic lurches toward a second year.

UNICEF NZ Advocacy Manager Andre Whittaker joins us now to talk about efforts to address impacts of poor nutrition.