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'1.4m children' face starving to death in Africa
The UN's Justin Forsyth says 1.4 million children are at risk in four African countries
The United Nations' children's agency Unicef is warning that almost one-and-a-half million children are at risk of starvation in South Sudan, Nigeria, Yemen and Somalia.
UN assistant secretary general Justin Forsyth tells Sarah Montague the problem is largely the result of conflict and war.
(Image: Mother and child in Juba. Credit: Reuters)
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