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UN: 281.6 million faced acute hunger in 2023; agencies warn famine risk from Gaza to Sudan
Summary
United Nations agencies say 281,600,000 people experienced dangerous levels of acute hunger in 2023, with conflicts in Sudan and the war in Gaza creating immediate famine risks; WFP and UNRWA warn of urgent needs and UNRWA launched a $1.2 billion appeal.
United Nations agencies warned on Wednesday that dangerous levels of acute hunger affected about 281,600,000 people in 2023, the fifth straight year food insecurity has worsened and creating heightened fears of famine from Gaza to Sudan.
The agencies’ latest global report on food crises found that more than one in five people in 59 countries faced acute food insecurity in 2023, compared with around one in 10 in fewer countries in 2016. The report’s authors said children and women are disproportionately affected; at least 36,000,000 children under age 5 were acutely malnourished across 32 countries.
“It is hunger that threatens to slide into famine…
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