Sudan: Sundan's War Risks Creating World's Largest Hunger Crisis, Warns WFP Chief

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Sudan: Sundan's War Risks Creating World's Largest Hunger Crisis, Warns WFP Chief

[WFP] Juba -- Sudan's war has shattered millions of lives and created the world's largest displacement crisis. Now this catastrophe also risks becoming the world's largest hunger crisis, unless fighting stops, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain warns today as she concludes a visit to South Sudan, where she met families fleeing violence and an escalating hunger emergency in Sudan.

Source: allAfrica.com

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