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Half a Million People Face Acute Hunger in Karamoja, Oxfam Says
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Isaac Opio
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Oxfam reports that nearly half a million people in Uganda's Karamoja region are facing acute hunger due to climate shocks and poor harvests. The government has initiated an emergency food relief program to address the crisis.
Nearly half a million people in Uganda’s northeastern Karamoja region are facing acute hunger after successive climate shocks, poor harvests and rising food prices eroded livelihoods, aid agency Oxfam said on Thursday, warning that urgent food and water assistance was needed.
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