Coronavirus crisis could double number of people suffering acute hunger - UN
by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent from on (#52EER)
Report from UN World Food Programme and others warns 265m people are facing acute risk
The coronavirus crisis will push more than a quarter of a billion people to the brink of starvation unless swift action is taken to provide food and humanitarian relief to the most at-risk regions, the UN and other experts have warned.
About 265 million people around the world are forecast to be facing acute food insecurity by the end of this year, a doubling of the 130 million estimated to suffer severe food shortages last year.
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