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Food can be a politically volatile issue

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INT

Concerns that climate change may affect food merit greater focus on how this could produce instability

South Sudan faces persistent famine risk

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SOUTH SUDAN

Aid agencies are again warning of a looming famine in South Sudan

Nutrition issues carry long-term cost in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

Obesity and malnutrition are rising in the region, as slowing growth sees a rise in poverty

Locusts threaten fragile East Africa food security

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AFRICA

The worst locust infestation in decades comes atop successive years of droughts and floods

Ethiopia faces a major humanitarian disaster in Tigray

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ETHIOPIA

With no end in sight to Ethiopia’s ongoing northern conflict, a massive humanitarian emergency looks nearly inevitable

COVID-19 will complicate African food security picture

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AFRICA

The pandemic’s secondary effects on socio-economic conditions in Africa may be as dangerous as the health effects

Major drought may drive new East Africa hunger crisis

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EAST AFRICA

Fears of a major food security crisis in the wake of a multi-year drought are rising

Sudan faces an unmitigated humanitarian crisis

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SUDAN

Extreme levels of hunger and displacement are not being met with commensurate volumes of humanitarian aid

Beef exports pose wider risks in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

Beef production is a dynamic sector and revenue generator but brings environmental concerns

Government is yet to stem rise in obesity among Turks

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TURKEY

More Turks than ever are overweight despite government’s awareness of the problem