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Afghanistan: Record Levels of Hunger Persist in Afghanistan, WFP
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KABUL, 11 May 2022, (TON): The United Nations World Food Program has once again warned of an increase in hunger in Afghanistan, saying “almost half of Afghanistan’s population is facing acute hunger.”
According to a WFP report “the prolonged drought and deep economic crisis will threaten the livelihoods of millions of people across Afghanistan.”
The report reads “19.7 million people, almost half of Afghanistan’s population, are facing acute hunger according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification analysis conducted in January and February 2022 by Food Security and Agriculture Cluster partners.”
The report further added that humanitarian assistance averted a catastrophe in the harsh winter months but hunger continues across the country at unprecedented levels.
The report predicts that the outlook for June-November 2022 sees a slight improvement in the food security situation, with a reduction in the number of people facing acute food insecurity to 18.9 million people.
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