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Malawi Faces Worst Food Crisis 'in Living Memory'

More than 2.8 million people will face hunger in the coming months in the worst food crisis in a decade in Malawi, where a staggering four out of every 10 children suffer from stunting, according to the the United Nations World Food Programme. In a nationwide address before his departure for New York, President Mutharika appealed for international assistance to meet the crisis.

UNDP/Arjan van de Merwe

Floods in early 2015 were the worst in living memory in Malawi, washing away homes and food stocks, and ruining fertile land.

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