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ZIMBABWE is on the brink of starvation as 7,7 million people are food insecure, amid fears the humanitarian crisis is likely to escalate political instability, a UN special rapporteur on the right to food has warned.
The country is enduring one of its worst droughts in a decade following poor rains during the 2018/19 agricultural season, a situation that has worsened the food crisis.
Hilal Elver, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food, said most households were on the brink of starvation amid indications of another famine.
“I cannot stress enough the urgency of the situation in Zimbabwe. Currently, 60% of Zimbabwe’s population of 14 million is considered food-insecure, living in a household that is unable to obtain enough food to meet basic needs,” Elver said in a statement following her 11-day visit to drought-stricken parts of Zimbabwe.
Political instability looms as Zim faces starvation — UN - The Zimbabwe Independent
I predict a regime change in the future.
The country is enduring one of its worst droughts in a decade following poor rains during the 2018/19 agricultural season, a situation that has worsened the food crisis.
Hilal Elver, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food, said most households were on the brink of starvation amid indications of another famine.
“I cannot stress enough the urgency of the situation in Zimbabwe. Currently, 60% of Zimbabwe’s population of 14 million is considered food-insecure, living in a household that is unable to obtain enough food to meet basic needs,” Elver said in a statement following her 11-day visit to drought-stricken parts of Zimbabwe.
Political instability looms as Zim faces starvation — UN - The Zimbabwe Independent
I predict a regime change in the future.
