Children around the world are acutely malnourished due to the effects of COVID-19. In this Q&A, Holt's nutrition and health programs director, Emily DeLacey, shares about why this happened, what Holt's doing about it and how children are fighting to survive. 

How has the pandemic affected global hunger rates among children?

Things have gotten really, really serious. The World Food Program expects hunger to double in households by the end of this year. As we reach the end of 2020, almost 300 million children and families are going hungry every single day. This number is up from 135 million in 2019. That’s really high and growing at an alarming rate.