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UN agencies call for urgent action to avert famine risk in 20 ‘hunger hotspots’

Mar 24, 2021, at 09:41 pm

New York: Famine is already on the doorstep of millions of families in 20 countries, two UN agencies warned on Tuesday in a report that calls for urgent action to avert rising hunger due to factors such as conflict, climate extremes and the COVID-19 pandemic.