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UN declares famine in South Sudan

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. A government minister denies there is a famine in parts of the country.

We report on how independence and civil war have led to starvation.
And we talk to a government minister who denies there's a famine in parts of the country
Brexit debate in the House of Lords - we discuss the role of the upper chamber in this historic legislation.
Sir John Sawers remembers the Russian ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, who has died suddenly in New York.
And should we talk frankly about death?

(Photo: Women carry sacks of food in a village in South Sudan ; Credit: Reuters).

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  • Mon 20 Feb 2017 22:00

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