Five million children died last year before their fifth birthday

In October 2022, one-year-old Aisha Mohamed is held by her mother, Isniino Ali, at Garowe General Hospital Stabilisation Centre in Somalia where she was treated for severe acute malnutrition. 

The UN has called for investment in healthcare to reduce preventable tragedies as it reveals that last year an estimated five million children died before their fifth birthday.

UN agencies also found 1.9m babies were stillborn in 2022 with many linked to inequalities in maternal health.