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BBC OS: 2021/10/25 16:06 GMT: Afghanistan: Food crisis

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Afghanistan: Food crisis

2021/10/25 16:06 GMT

2021/10/25 16:06 GMT: Afghanistan: Food crisis

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Afghanistan: Food crisis

The UN says millions of Afghans face starvation unless urgent action is taken

The head of the UN's World Food programme has said the situation in Afghanistan is one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. We'll hear from two Afghan aid workers who have seen the food crisis in the country first hand. 

In Sudan, large crowds are protesting on the streets of the capital after the military staged a coup and arrested civilian leaders. We'll explain the developments and hear voices out of the country. 

Professor Manfred Green is a medical doctor and professor of epidemiology in the school of public health at the University of Haifa in Israel.  He will answer your questions on the latest coronavirus stories.

Roop Singh, a climate risk adviser at the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, will explain today's stories about climate change.

(Photo: Afghan boys search for work on a roadside in Kabul, Afghanistan, 09 October 2021. Credit: EPA/STRINGER)

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