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UN Warns of “Unprecedented” Hunger in Sudan as Half of Children Under 5 Starve
The UN said that Sudan’s Umm Baru is experiencing one of the worst levels of hunger recorded by its assessments.
The UN has recorded “unprecedented” levels of hunger in Sudan after a survey in a North Darfur locality revealed over half of children under 5 years old are suffering from acute malnourishment, with many on the brink of death. A UNICEF nutrition survey released this week found that 53 percent of children under 5 in North Darfur’s Umm Baru locality are acutely malnourished. Further…
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