Topic: 2026 – Combating Malnutrition
Country: Algeria
Delegate Name: Luke Sauger
The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria – UNICEF
Combating Malnutrition
Child malnutrition is an issue that affects the entire world. The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria is committed to combating this problem. Stunted growth, wasting, and underweight directly affect Algeria and its African neighbors. The delegation believes that it is of critical importance to fight childhood malnutrition and that all nations of the world should focus on the issue. We call upon the United Nations to work together and come to a solution that is satisfactory for all countries.
Algeria and countries around it have made progress in combating malnutrition, but require more assistance. Both stunting and wasting have decreased significantly since the highs in the early 2000s due to civil war. The prevalence of undernourishment and low birth weight has decreased. While infant mortality has decreased significantly, it is still relatively high at about 20 deaths per 1000 live births. Additionally, Algeria has taken in close to 200,000 Sahrawi refugees, many of whom do not have food security. There are also millions of hungry people across the continent. Africa needs help from the rest of the world if it is to successfully fight malnutrition.
One solution that the Algerian delegation wishes to encourage is increasing the funding of aid organizations. Already, there are many groups working to combat malnutrition, such as the UN World Food Program (WFP) and Action Against Hunger, but many lack the resources to adequately help. By increasing WFP funding, all nations are able to assist a focused effort against malnutrition. Other measures to cut the costs of supporting those in need, such as lowering the cost of food imports, would help save lives. This funding would hopefully come from UN member nations. Algeria hopes that this committee is able to come to a decision on exactly how much funding nations will provide that is acceptable to all.
People across the world need help from the United Nations and its member states’ many resources. The world is divided among many issues, but giving aid to the hungry should not be one of them. Helping those in poverty will build up all people. The nation of Algeria calls upon this committee to ensure that the most vulnerable are protected.
https://globalnutritionreport.org/resources/nutrition-profiles/africa/northern-africa/algeria/
https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/
https://www.wfp.org/countries/algeria
