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Bolivia Rejects UN Hunger Risk Claims - teleSUR English
Bolivia’s government has strongly rejected interpretations of a United Nations food insecurity report that suggested the country faces famine risk, a claim later clarified and dismissed by the UN’s own representation in La Paz. RELATED: UN Warns of Escalating Hunger in 13 Global Hotspots, Five at Risk of Famine Development Planning Minister Sergio Cusicanqui firmly denied that Bolivia is facing an imminent hunger crisis, highlighting inaccuracie…
The report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) on a risk of famine was rejected by the Government of Bolivia, and the Minister of Development Planning, Sergio Cusicanqui, declared that “that is false.” READ ALSO: Bolivia: Evo Morales' followers reduce roadblocks although they will continue to be mobilized “Express our rejection of the assertions that have emerged on the basis…
LA PEACE, 17 Jun (NOMADA NEWS). – The United Nations System in Bolivia clarified this Tuesday that the international report, “Critical Points on Hunger: Early Warnings on Acute Food Insecurity. Perspective from June to October 2025”, published on June 16, does not alert to a famine situation in Bolivia. In point one of the statement, released by that entity, explains that the report provides a prospective analysis of trends and factors that will…
A report by FAO and WFP states that inflation and the scarcity of dollars are a factor to monitor the situation in Bolivia and thus prevent a deterioration in food security, but does not mention anything about famine." Is Bolivia at risk of a famine resulting from the economic crisis and fuel shortages? Local media and even an international news agency published this information on Monday, 16 June, warning that the data comes from a report prepa…
“It should be noted that famine is a technical term with specific criteria such as the proportion of the population with extreme hunger, child emaciation and mortality rates, criteria that do not apply in the Bolivian case,” reads a statement.
“We want to tell FAO and WFP that Bolivians are producers of vocations and we are sure that we will never die of hunger,” Flores emphasized.
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