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Global conflicts driving up to 21,000 deaths daily from hunger: Oxfam

Halime Adam Moussa, a Sudanese national seeking refuge in Chad for a second time, waits for food aid distributed by the World Food Programme (WFP) in Koufroun, Chad [File: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]

Hunger caused by conflicts around the world has reached record high levels, a new report by Oxfam has found, which accuses warring parties of weaponising food and blocking aid.

Between 7,000 to as many as 21,000 people are likely dying each day from hunger in countries affected by conflict, according to the report, published by the United Kingdom-based charity on World Food Day on Wednesday.

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