Sunday, October 08, 2017

Fact of the Day

The number of hungry and malnourished people is rising for the first time in over a decade according to the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation. There are now 815 million people affected and frequent incidents of acute and widespread food shortages remain.

The UN also recently warned that 20 million people are at immediate risk of dying of hunger. There are four countries at particular risk: Yemen 10 million, Nigeria (North East) 4-6 million, South Sudan 4-6 million, and Somalia 2-4 million. A further 18 countries are suffering a high magnitude of food insecurity.

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