The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme released a joint report on Monday, identifying Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali as facing an immediate risk of famine, with communities already experiencing or at risk of catastrophic levels of food insecurity. The report blamed conflict, economic shocks, and climate-related hazards for driving extreme hunger conditions that could lead to starvation and death without urgent humanitarian intervention.
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