Almost eight million children under five years old across 15 crisis hit countries could face death without “immediate” action amid a global food crisis “like no other”, according to UNICEF. Countries at risk – whose children are reportedly in need of therapeutic food and care aid – will be covered in a UNICEF acceleration plan to avert “an explosion of child deaths”. These include Afghanistan, South Sudan, Sudan and Yemen, the United Nations’ agency stated. The agency estimates child deaths will be caused by severe wasting – “the most… lethal form of undernutrition… where children are too th…