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April 2002 UN Food Agency Appeals For Millions In Food Aid VOA News 25 Apr 2002 16:16 UTC   The United Nations World Food Program is warning of a disaster in southern Africa if millions of dollars of food aid fails to arrive within months. WFP official Judith Lewis says the agency is already feeding 2.6 million people in at least five southern African nations. The worst hit are Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland are also facing serious food shortages. The WFP says the situation in Malawi is particularly dire. Hundreds of people have already died of starvation and related illnesses. The U.N. agency has appealed for $69 million in aid but says, so far, donors have given only three million. Ms. Lewis says the number of hungry people could double in the coming months. The food shortage has been caused by severe droughts, floods and ongoing political crises in some countries. Ms. Lewis has just concluded a three week tour of five of the needy countries. Some information for this report provided by AP.
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