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NAIROBI, June 14 (Xinhua) The food crisis is set to escalate across East and Horn of Africa in 2023, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) said in a report released here on Wednesday.
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that millions of people in East Africa face the threat of starvation. Speaking at a media briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that drought, climate change, rising prices and an ongoing civil war in northern Ethiopia are all contributing to worsening food insecurity.