food insecurity

Child poverty, food insecurity and unemployment rates were highlighted as particular problems.

Famine has taken hold and starvation is widespread, the UN says, with over half the country experiencing "high levels of acute food insecurity".

The reduction in benefits could force households to cut back drastically on the quality and quantity of food they purchase, further exacerbating food insecurity, which is already a significant problem in many regions.

Now, six years later, the National WIC Association warns that for families already struggling with food insecurity, these changes could still have severe consequences.

It is regarded as a gold standard in combining weather data and political analysis to predict drought and food insecurity globally.