Geneva, March 17, 2026 (AFP) - Record number faces acute hunger if Mideast war drags: UN

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2026-03-17

If the Middle East war continues through June, an extra 45 million people could face acute hunger, swelling the number worldwide to a "terrible" high, the United Nations warned Tuesday. "If the Middle East conflict continues through June, an additional 45 million people could be pushed into acute hunger by price rises," Carl Skau, the deputy executive director of the UN's World Food Programme, told a press conference in Geneva. "This would take......

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