WFP continues to support millions amid ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine

Nearly 50 million people in the Middle East, Northern Africa and Eastern Europe are not getting enough to eat, or double the number from before the Arab Spring over a decade ago, a senior official with the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday in New York.

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WFP continues to support millions amid ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine

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