UN warns northern Nigeria hunger crisis reaches near-decade high as conflict and aid shortfalls worsen
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The UN World Food Programme warns that Nigeria's food security crisis is worsening faster than anticipated, with conflict driving hunger in northern states — particularly the northeast — to levels not seen in nearly a decade. The Cadre Harmonisé analysis shows over 17 million people across nine conflict-affected states are experiencing crisis, emergency, or catastrophic levels of hunger, an increase of nearly two million from previous projections.
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Conflict is driving hunger in some northern states, particularly the northeast, to levels not seen in almost a decade.
More than 17 million people across nine conflict-affected states in northern Nigeria are experiencing crisis, emergency, or catastrophic levels of hunger.
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