500k Zim children in severe food poverty: Unicef

MORE than half a million children in Zimbabwe are living in severe food poverty with the number projected to rise due to the current El Niño-induced drought, Unicef has said.

Zimbabwe is grappling with the effects of climate change, which have led to drought leaving marginalised communities facing hunger. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the drought a state of disaster as Zimbabwe seeks to marshal resources to the tune of US$3 billion to avert hunger.

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