Africa: Over 40 million hungry people in Africa

The United Nations has warned that over 40 million people are currently facing hunger at emergency levels  in west and Central Africa.

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00:00In other news, the United Nations has warned that over 40 million people are currently

00:05facing hunger at emergency levels in West and Central Africa.

00:09According to a new report by the UN agency World Food Programme, those figures represent

00:14a 70 percent increase on such cases.

00:16The agency warns that food insecurity will affect almost one in ten people in West and

00:20Central Africa by 2025, a situation they blame on conflicts, displacements, economic instability

00:26and severe climate issues.

00:28The report also says hunger emergency levels in the region can be addressed with better

00:32planning and preparedness for timely, flexible and predictable funding to reach crisis-affected

00:37people, with life-saving assistance to reduce humanitarian emergencies.