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In the Greater Horn of Africa, tens of millions hungry and driven to flee

The staggering numbers include 129,000 people "facing starvation and staring death in the eyes," while 11.9 million children under five likely will face acute malnutrition in 2023.

Conflict, climate and the food crisis have displaced 18 million people in the Greater Horn of Africa region
Conflict, climate and the food crisis have displaced 18 million people in the Greater Horn of Africa region (AN/Ismail Salad Osman Hajji dirir/Unsplash)

GENEVA (AN) — Conflict, climate and the food crisis have displaced 18 million people in seven African nations, where 48 million also face crisis-levels of hunger: skipped meals, depleted savings and lack of assets for making a living.

And a deluge of cholera epidemics, waterborne diseases and climate-related public health emergencies necessitate "urgent action," top-ranking government officials from 11 southern African countries said Friday.

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