Mozambique, Angola and Guinea-Bissau affected by food crises

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Mozambique, Angola and Guinea-Bissau affected by food crises

9:00 CAT | 12 Sep 2018

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Mozambique, Angola and Guinea-Bissau were among countries where climate shocks most contributed to food crises in 2017, a United Nations report said on Tuesday.

According to the state of food security and nutrition in the world (SOFI 2018), carried out by five UN agencies including the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), presented in Rome on Tuesday, objectives to eradicate hunger are at risk.

There has been a rise in world hunger with around 821 million people going hungry in 2017, the report said.

“Persistent instability in conflict-ridden regions, adverse climate events in many regions of the world and economic slowdowns that have affected more peaceful regions and worsened the food security, all helping to explain this deteriorating situation,” the report pointed out.

Africa remains the continent with the highest prevalence of undernourishment, according to the report.

Source: Lusa