{"id":11698,"date":"2021-09-24T11:47:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T03:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=11698"},"modified":"2021-09-24T11:47:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T03:47:30","slug":"un-warns-global-hunger-at-tipping-point-as-millions-face-imminent-famine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=11698","title":{"rendered":"UN warns global hunger at \u2018tipping point\u2019 as millions face imminent famine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New York, Sept\u00a024 — UN cluster agencies said on Thursday that 41 million people worldwide were at imminent risk of famine, a drastic rise from 27 million seen before the pandemic began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe global hunger crisis is clearly reaching a tipping point, and the window to avert famine and devastatingly high levels of acute hunger in multiple countries is closing fast,\u201d\u00a0the report stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The four agencies, dedicated to food security, nutrition, health, and sanitation, said that economic shocks exacerbated by the pandemic, armed conflicts, and climate change were driving up hunger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One in three people are going hungry globally. Some 584,000 people face famine-like conditions in Ethiopia, Madagascar, South Sudan, and Yemen, with Nigeria and Burkina Faso also of extreme concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust one more shock could push them over the edge,\u201d\u00a0the agencies warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agencies said urgent action was needed to prevent widespread malnutrition, starvation, and death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They called on donors to ensure \u201cpredictable, timely and geographically coherent\u201d\u00a0funding to implement joint plans in targetted areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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