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GENEVA (Reuters) -Almost one million people face severe hunger in northern Mozambique, where hundreds of thousands have fled Islamist militant attacks, the United Nations food agency said on Tuesday.
FILE PHOTO: People, who fled an attack claimed by Islamic State-linked insurgents on the town of Palma, look on as aid workers consult a person at a displacement centre in Pemba, Mozambique, April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Emidio Jozine
Islamic State-linked insurgents last month attacked Palma, a town in Cabo Delgado province next to gas projects under development by companies including Total and Exxon.
The World Food Programme (WFP) said in a briefing in Geneva that 950,000 people are now hungry in Mozambique. It appealed to donors for $82 million to confront the crisis.
UN warns nearly a million face hunger in Mozambique after terror attack World Food Programme says surge of displaced people from northern Mozambique has worsened food shortages 13 April 2021 - 18:21 Emma Thomasson and Emma Rumney Displaced women sit on mats at a refugee centre in Pemba, Mozambique, April 2 2021. Picture: REUTERS/EMIDIO JOZINE
Geneva Almost 1-million people face severe hunger in northern Mozambique, where hundreds of thousands have fled Islamist militant attacks, the UN food agency said on Tuesday.
Islamic State-linked insurgents in March attacked Palma, a town in Cabo Delgado province next to gas projects under development by companies including Total and Exxon.
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Almost one million people face severe hunger in northern Mozambique, where hundreds of thousands have fled Islamist militant attacks, the United Nations food agency said on Tuesday.
Islamic State-linked insurgents last month attacked Palma, a town in Cabo Delgado province next to gas projects under development by companies including Total and Exxon.