‘Unprecedented’ 81 million need food aid: Study

‘Prolonged conflicts and droughts have left an unprecedented 81 million people needing food aid in 2017, a specialist US-based agency said on Wednesday, revising up its earlier estimates.
People in 45 countries are unable to feed themselves, said the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), which issues alarms about food shortages to the US government.
Furthermore, it said there is still a risk of famine looming over Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria, and South Sudan, despite the international community committing about $2.2 billion to address the various crises since January.
“Additional contributions to emergency appeals, particularly in these four countries, are urgently needed to prevent large-scale loss of life,” FEWS NET said in a statement.’
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