The number of hungry people in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso is projected to cross 7.5 million
Madhumita Paul
Down To Earth | March 17, 2023


More than seven million children will suffer from severe hunger in central Sahel during the June-August 2023 lean season, according to a new joint survey by non-profit, Save the Children and other agencies in the region.
The number of hungry people in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso is projected to cross 7.5 million, being in the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) crisis level 3 or worse by mid-2023.
That is a significant rise from the level of 5.3 million people between October-December 2022.
Children account for up to 50 per cent of the population in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali, according to the United Nations population data.
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