The pandemic has put millions of children at risk of malnutrition which could have devastating consequences.
![Volunteers load non perishable foods in green grocery bags for a school student food programme at the Houston Food Bank in Houston, US on October 14, 2020 [File: AP/Michael Wyke]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP_20289152518472.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Dr Saskia Osendarp is Executive Director of the Micronutrient Forum. She is a co-lead of the Standing Together for Nutrition consortium.
The pandemic has put millions of children at risk of malnutrition which could have devastating consequences.
![Volunteers load non perishable foods in green grocery bags for a school student food programme at the Houston Food Bank in Houston, US on October 14, 2020 [File: AP/Michael Wyke]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP_20289152518472.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)