Including Iraq, warned 39 countries in the world of food insecurity

by **RamblerNash** Fri Sep 21, 2018 11:22 am

Including Iraq, warned 39 countries in the world of food insecurity

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Thirty-nine countries, including 31 in Africa, 7 in Asia and one in the Caribbean (Haiti), are food insecure, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has confirmed.

A recent report by FAO said that ongoing conflicts and climate-related shocks are currently leading to high levels of acute food insecurity, particularly in South Africa and the Near East, which still need humanitarian assistance.

Long conflicts, extreme events and displacement continued to hinder the access of millions of vulnerable people to food.

The list of 39 countries that require external food assistance includes Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Haiti).

Iraq, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Southern Sudan.

According to the report, FAO's latest forecast for global cereal production this year suggests output fell 2.4 percent year-on-year, the lowest in three years.

FAO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to eradicate hunger and operates in more than 130 countries.

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