Millions in danger of starvation, UN says
May 31, 2002
BY MILDRED MULENGA
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LUSAKA, Zambia -- With his people growing ever more desperate, Zambia's
president has become the latest southern African leader to declare a
national disaster because of a regional food shortage.
Two UN food agencies estimate that 10 million people are on the brink of
starvation -- a number that doesn't take into account the 4 million
believed threatened in Zambia.
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