PERAN UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF) DALAM MENANGGULANGI MALNUTRISI AKUT PADA ANAK DI YAMAN TAHUN 2018-2020

Abstract

This journal discusses the role of UNICEF in managing acute malnutrition in children in Yemen through the Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programme. Yemen is one of the countries with a worrying case of acute malnutrition in children due to the ongoing conflict and making Yemen as a country with the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. Acute malnutrition is one of the existing health problem in Yemen that has a major impact on children's development. Therefore, UNICEF and its partners implemented the CMAM programme which aims to manage acute malnutrition in children by conducting community outreach. This study describes the role of UNICEF as an international organization in managing acute malnutrition in Yemen in 2018-2020.

            This study uses a pluralism perspective that supports International Organization theory and groups as the level of analysis. This study uses qualitative methods and literature study as a source of information. The author collects data related to the problem under study such as from books, journals, websites,

            The results of this study explain the role of UNICEF as an instrument, arena and independent actor in tackling acute malnutrition in Yemen in 2018-2020. UNICEF as an instrument performs its role to tackle acute malnutrition through the CMAM programme which effects cases of acute malnutrition in Yemen. UNICEF as an arena can be seen through the meetings and discussions held by UNICEF to tackle acute malnutrition in Yemen. UNICEF as an independent actor means running a program to tackle acute malnutrition in Yemen without any outside influence. The CMAM programme that run by UNICEF in Yemen during 2018-2020 in tackling acute malnutrition can be said to be unsuccessful because cases of acute malnutrition have increased due to several factors.

Keywords: Roles of  UNICEF, Community Management of Acute Malnutrition