国际英语资讯:Southern Africa facing unprecedented hunger due to climate change
<p><span word="HARARE">HARARE</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 16-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Program">Program</span> (<span word="WFP">WFP</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="appealed">appealed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="portion">portion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="insecurity">insecurity</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="record">record</span> 45 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 345 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="region">region</span> - <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span> - <span word="are">are</span> <span word="gravely">gravely</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="insecure">insecure</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="drought">drought</span>, <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="disarray">disarray</span>, <span word="WFP">WFP</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Lola">Lola</span> <span word="Castro">Castro</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="deepens">deepens</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adapt">adapt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>."</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="funding">funding</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="less">less</span>. <span word="Nor">Nor</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adequately">adequately</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meaningfully">meaningfully</span> <span word="combating">combating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existential">existential</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Castro">Castro</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="region">region</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="deepens">deepens</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="cereal">cereal</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span>/<span word="May">May</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="accelerate">accelerate</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="desperately">desperately</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withstand">withstand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worsening">worsening</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>," <span word="Castro">Castro</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="WFP">WFP</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> 8.3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="grappling">grappling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardest">hardest</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="namely">namely</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span>, <span word="Zambia">Zambia</span>, <span word="Mozambique">Mozambique</span>, <span word="Madagascar">Madagascar</span>, <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span>, <span word="Lesotho">Lesotho</span>, <span word="Eswatini">Eswatini</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Malawi">Malawi</span>.</p>
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