Trump’s aid freeze shuts down ‘gold standard’ famine-monitoring system
by Fred Harter from US news | The Guardian on (#6TZ87)
Without Fews Net, recognised as a vital life-saving tool' for preventing food crises, people will die, experts warn
The system for monitoring global food crises appears to have been suspended after President Donald Trump's executive order froze US foreign aid.
The website for the US-funded famine early warning systems network (Fews Net) was not accessible on Friday. A banner said reports and data were currently unavailable" without elaborating.
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