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Armed conflicts in the horn of africa11/13/2023 ![]() “ The war in Ukraine is now adding a frightening new dimension to this picture of global hunger,” said the UN chief. More than half a million people in Ethiopia, South Sudan, Yemen and Madagascar are already in IPC level 5: catastrophic or famine conditions. Globally, 44 million people in 38 countries are at emergency levels of hunger, known as IPC 4 – just one step away from famine. The UN chief expressed concern over food insecurity in the Horn of Africa, which is suffering its longest drought in four decades, impacting more than 18 million people, while continuous conflict and insecurity plague the people of Ethiopia and Somalia. ![]() Though pleased to announce that the Central Emergency Response Fund is releasing $30 million to meet food security needs in Niger, Mali, Chad and Burkina Faso, he said sadly: “But it is a drop in the ocean”. And when you fail to reach consensus, hungry people pay a high price,” Mr. When you make decisions about peacekeeping and political missions, you make decisions about hunger. ![]() “Let there be no doubt: when this Council debates conflict, you debate hunger. ![]() Last year, most of the 140 million people suffering acute hunger around the world lived in just ten countries: Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Haiti, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen – eight of which are on the Council’s agenda. ![]()
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