Famine risk rises in 'hunger hotspots', UN warns

ROME, June 17 (Reuters) - Extreme hunger has intensified in 13 "hunger hotspots," and of these Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, Northeast Nigeria and Gaza are at immediate risk of famine without urgent humanitarian intervention, a joint United Nations report warned on Wednesday.• The report was issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme.• It warned acute food insecurity could worsen in the hotspots of highest concern between June and November 2026, with conflict the main driver in almost all cases.