Thursday, March 22, 2018

UN & EU Report: 124 million People Threatened By Famine

124 million people threatened by famine

AFP: UN and EU say food insecurity worsens as conflicts rage

The food security of around 124 million people worldwide was under acute threat at the end of last year, mostly because of worsening conflicts and drought, the UN and EU said Thursday.

The worst food crises in 2017 were in northeastern Nigeria, Somalia, Yemen and South Sudan, "where nearly 32 million people were food-insecure and in need of urgent assistance", the two organisations said in an annual report on food crises.

"Conflicts and climate-related shocks have recently sent levels of world hunger marching back up, following decades of steady decline."

The figure of 124 million is 15 percent higher than the number in 2016.

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WNU Editor: South Africa is on the list of being a country that is at risk of "food insecurity", but the government is still hell-bent on doing this .... South African President Says That There Will Be 'No Smash And Grab' Land Reform Even Though He Just Voted For It (March 2, 2018).

2 comments:

fred said...

this was predicted some 20 years ago by E.O. Wilson...along with huge drinkable water shortage...and, he noted, in addition to refugess from war, we would have massive waves of climate refugees

Unknown said...

Causes
Misrule
War
Islamic insurgencies


Climate not so much.

Funny all this supposed warming and we're in for another round of snowstorms.

You cannot make this stuff up.