UN warns up to 345 million people marching toward starvation

Extreme weather has put 18 million people on the brink of starvation

Oxfam found a 123 per cent rise in acute hunger in the 10 countries with the highest number of UN appeals driven by extreme weather events.

345 million persons moving towards starvation, warns United Nations

UN World Food Programme chief said that the number of civilians facing acute food insecurity was 2.5 times higher than before the coronavirus pandemic began.

UN warns up to 345 million people marching toward starvation

The U.N. food chief warned Thursday that the world is facing "a global emergency of unprecedented magnitude," with up to 345 million people moving toward starvation — and 70 million pushed closer to starvation by the war in Ukraine.

‘A tsunami of hunger’: UN warns up to 345 million people marching toward starvation

Nations facing risk of famine include Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Yemen, Somalia and Afghanistan.

UN warns 345 million people face starvation worldwide

A ‘tsunami of hunger’ and ‘real and dangerous risk of multiple famines this year’, head of World Food Programme warns.

UN warns up to 345 million people heading towards starvation

The United Nations' food chief has warned that up to 345 million people are heading towards starvation in a 'global emergency of unprecedented magnitude'.