WFP chief warns of impending humanitarian disaster in DR Congo
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Channel: United Nations · 2017 · News & Politics
More than 3.2 million people are severely food insecure in the conflict-ravaged Greater Kasaï region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up emergency assistance to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe, according to Executive Director David Beasley, who visited the area.
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