Famine on rise in Near East and North Africa: FAO

The fighting in Yemen (protesters pictured September 2018) has triggered what the UN describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with 24.1 million people in need of aid

Famine is on the rise in the Near East and North Africa with more than 52 million people undernourished, most of them in conflict zones, the UN food agency said Wednesday.

"Conflicts and protracted crises have spread and worsened since 2011, threatening the region's efforts" to eliminate hunger, said the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.