UN warns of deadly risk of hunger in 13 countries and territories

The population of and South Sudan, from do and Mali will face a deadly risk of hunger in the coming months if there is no urgent humanitarian intervention or coordinated action in the face of conflicts, he warned the This Monday (16). A new semester report on “The Critical Points of Hunger” in the world “projects a serious deterioration of acute food insecurity in 13 countries and territories,” the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Program (PMA) warn.

The crisis was accentuated because the population has difficulty accessing the aid and reducing the financing of large donors, such as the United States. In addition to the five regions where the situation has worsened significantly in recent months, the report warns that Yemen, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar and Nigeria “require urgent attention to save lives.” “This report is a red alert. We know where hunger is increasing and who is at risk,” said Cindy McCain, PMA executive director. “But without financing or access, we cannot save lives,” he added.

In the Gaza range, “the probability of hunger (…) increases as military operations [israelenses] On a large scale make it difficult to deliver vital humanitarian aid, ”the document signals. The more than two million inhabitants of Gaza could be in a situation of“ crisis or worse ”by September, and of these, 470,000 in“ catastrophe ”, the last level before hunger.

In Sudan, where the UN identified hunger in 2024, although the government has not recognized it, the situation is not expected to improve due to the conflict and displacement of the population. In May, about 24.6 million people were in “crisis or worse” and of these, 637,000 in “catastrophe”. In South Sudan, about 7.7 million inhabitants, more than half of the population, are also “in crisis or worse.”

*With information from AFP