World Hunger Problem Means Some Nations Risk Famine, UN Says
- Famine may affect Burkina Faso, Nigeria, South Sudan, Yemen
- Conflict, Covid-19 and climate woes threaten food security: UN
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The world’s hunger problem is worsening and some nations in Africa and the Middle East could soon slip into famine as conflict, economic hardship, weather extremes and the Covid-19 crisis limit access to food.
That’s the warning from the United Nations, which said areas of Burkina Faso, northeastern Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen face famine if conflict escalates and humanitarian access is further cut in the coming months. Food insecurity is rising globally and another 16 countries are at high risk of more acute hunger, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme said.