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El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year
El Niño could push 50 million people into acute hunger by the end of next year, according to UN forecasters. Worsening conditions are expected in 45 countries already facing severe food insecurity, exacerbated by droughts in Africa and food price pressures from the war in Iran.
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