The number of people facing “acute food insecurity” could rise to 265 million by the end of this year, up from 135 million in 2019, the UN warns.
"If we can't reach these people with the life-saving assistance they need, our analysis shows that 300,000 people could starve to death every single day over a three-month period," he said during a video conference. "This does not include the increase of starvation due to Covid-19."
"I must warn you that if we don't prepare and act now — to secure access, avoid funding shortfalls and disruptions to trade — we could be facing multiple famines of biblical proportions within a short few months," he said. In 2020, Yemen was likely to suffer the world's worst food crisis, the WFP said, as a result of conflict, a macroeconomic crisis, pests and climate shocks.across East Africa would "aggravate acute food insecurity" in the region, the report said.
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