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The United Nations has warned that over 40 million people are currently facing hunger at emergency levels in west and Central Africa.
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00:00In other news, the United Nations has warned that over 40 million people are currently
00:05facing hunger at emergency levels in West and Central Africa.
00:09According to a new report by the UN agency World Food Programme, those figures represent
00:14a 70 percent increase on such cases.
00:16The agency warns that food insecurity will affect almost one in ten people in West and
00:20Central Africa by 2025, a situation they blame on conflicts, displacements, economic instability
00:26and severe climate issues.
00:28The report also says hunger emergency levels in the region can be addressed with better
00:32planning and preparedness for timely, flexible and predictable funding to reach crisis-affected
00:37people, with life-saving assistance to reduce humanitarian emergencies.

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