UN Sounds Alarm Over Record Levels of Hunger in Southern Africa
Southern Africa is in the throes of a climate emergency, with hunger levels in the region on a previously unseen scale, the UN's World Food Programme has warned, adding that the situation is expected to get even worse. Years of drought, widespread flooding and economic disarray have left 45 million people facing severe food shortages, with women and children bearing the brunt of the crisis.
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Southern Africa:
More People Than Ever Face Hunger in Region
CAJ News, 17 January 2020
A record 45 million people in Southern Africa are food insecure as the region enters the peak of the lean season. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Half of Zimbabwe's Population Now Starving
CAJ News, 5 December 2019
DROUGHT, flooding and economic problems in Zimbabwe have plunged 7,7 million people into severe hunger. Read more »
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Southern Africa:
9,2 Million in Region Acutely Food Insecure - UN
The Herald, 13 September 2019
Over nine million people in Southern Africa could face severe hunger following a harsh drought that hit the entire sub-continent in the 2018-19 cropping season, according to the… Read more »
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Southern Africa:
Climate Crisis Causing Hunger for Millions of Africans - Save the Children
VOA, 3 December 2019
Millions of people in southern and eastern Africa are facing emergency food insecurity partly caused by climate change, half of them children, according to the charity Save the… Read more »
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