无声的危机 全世界半数以上儿童的死亡与营养不良有关,这个比例比出现黑死病以来任何传染性疾病都高。虽然营养不良并非传染性疾病,却导致了数百万幸存者终生残疾,易于患病且智力低下。营养不良毁灭了无数家庭,影响了整个社会的生存发展,是对儿童权利的侵犯。营养不良长期以来被认为是贫穷的后果,现在已越来越多地被视为贫困的原因。然而,世界范围的营养不良危机却并未引起公众的关注。 Silent Crisis More than half the deaths of children worldwide are linked to malnutrition, a ratio higher than any contagious disease since the onset of the Black Death. While malnutrition is not a contagious disease, millions of survivors are left with disabilities throughout their lives, vulnerable to illness and mental retardation. Undernutrition destroyed countless families and affected the survival and development of society as a whole, a violation of children’s rights. Malnutrition has long been considered a consequence of poverty and is now increasingly considered as a cause of poverty. However, the worldwide malnutrition crisis has not drawn the public’s attention.