People Living In Famine-Like Conditions Rose Sixfold In 2020: Oxfam
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Oxfam calculates that 11 people a minute are likely dying from acute hunger, compared to seven people a minute from Covid-19.
World hunger rose steeply in 2020, with six times more people living in "famine-like conditions" than in 2019, rights group Oxfam said Friday. The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated existing crises sparked by conflict and climate change -- the "three lethal Cs" -- according to the group. "Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, vulnerable communities around the world have been sending a clear, urgent and repeated message: 'Hunger may kill us before coronavirus'. Today, deaths from hunger are outpacing the virus," it said in a statement. Oxfam calculates that 11 people a minute are likely dying from acute hunger, compared to seven people a minute from Covid-19.More Related News