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Nearly 50 million facing hunger in West, Central Africa as conflict spreads

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 12 December 2023
A record 49.5 million people are expected to go hungry in West and Central Africa next year due to a combination of conflict, climate change and high food prices, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The figure is 4% higher than in 2023. In coastal countries, the number of people facing acute hunger is expected to reach 6.2 million in 2024, up 16% from this year, according to a new regional food security analysis released by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and other humanitarian agencies.
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