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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

British aid pledge ‘nowhere near enough’ as UN says 49 million are at risk of famine

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Boris Johnson’s commitment to help developing countries facing an unprecedented hunger crisis is “nowhere near enough”, a coalition of leading aid charities has said.

The UN has warned that 49 million people are now at risk of famine as a Russian blockade of grain from Ukraine pushes up prices around the globe.

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