The United Nations has warned that 25 million Nigerians are at risk of hunger between June and August 2023.
The international organisation therefore charged all stakeholders to take urgent action to avert the looming hunger.
UN Associate Spokesperson, Ms Stephanie Tremblay, disclosed this at a news conference in New York, on Monday reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
The UN urged public and private stakeholders to commit resources to address food insecurity in the country.
According to NAN, Ms Stephanie Tremblay warned that urgent actions must be taken this year to prevent 25 million Nigerians from facing hunger.
Tremblay said: “Nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of hunger between June and August this year if urgent action is not taken. This is according to the October 2022 – Cadre Harmonisé, a food and nutrition analysis led by the government of Nigeria, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation, UNICEF and the World Food Programme.”
Tremblay also noted that inflation, conflict and rising food prices, were the key drivers of the risk of hunger.
“Continued conflict, climate change, inflation and rising food prices were the key drivers of this alarming trend, noting that children were the most vulnerable to food insecurity,” she added.
