The African country accounted for two-thirds of the additional 13.5m people needing urgent help as displacement drove food insecurity globally Sudan had the worlds largest number of people facing extreme food shortages in 2023 as conflict and displacement drove food insecurity globally, according to the UNs Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The meant Sudan accounted for two-thirds of the additional 13.5 million people needing urgent help last year, while conflict also plunged Gaza into the worlds most severe food crisis with its entire population facing high levels of food insecurity.
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