The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says South Sudan is facing its highest levels of food insecurity since it declared independence 10 years ago. The agency says this is due to outbreaks of violence, extreme weather patterns and the economic impact of Covid-19. Pibor county in the east of the …
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Southern Madagascar is suffering from the worst drought in a decade and the resultant food crisis, worsened by the effects of coronavirus. In the south-east of Madagascar now, one in three people suffer from severe food insecurity, said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. ”In times …
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