24 million more people could face emergency levels of hunger this year: WFP

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that a historic funding shortfall was forcing it to “drastically” cut rations in most of its operations, potentially pushing an additional 24 million people to the brink of starvation over the next 12 months.

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24 million more people could face emergency levels of hunger this year: WFP
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UN health agency launches bid to stop a new global pandemic

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