The eerie silence of starvation ‘is deafening, it never leaves you’: UN official

The threat of famine, with people slowly starving to death, must be considered a red line for international peace and security, the UN Famine Prevention and Response Coordinator said on Thursday, warning that warring groups deliberately use hunger as a tactic of war.

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The eerie silence of starvation ‘is deafening, it never leaves you’: UN official

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