Famine risk is real for 14 areas of Sudan amid ongoing fighting

The risk of widespread famine in Sudan caused by war there was confirmed on Thursday by leading hunger experts who warned that the country faces “the worst levels of acute food insecurity ever recorded”, with no less than 14 areas at the highest level of risk.

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Famine risk is real for 14 areas of Sudan amid ongoing fighting

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