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The World Health Organisation remains "deeply concerned about the situation in the Sahel and the Greater Horn of Africa, and particularly in Somalia" says Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Speaking at a WHO press conference on Covid-19, Monkeypox and other issues in Geneva, Tedros says "it is likely that many people have already starved to death". SOUNDBITE
The UN's head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warns that drought-ravaged Somalia was on the brink of famine and time was running out to save lives. SOUNDBITE
Deborah Lyons, the UN secretary-general's special representative on Afghanistan, urges the world to keep money flowing into Afghanistan despite concerns over the Taliban government, warning the country could otherwise suffer a historic breakdown and be set "back for generations." SOUNDBITE
Afghan businesses are struggling to survive as the country tries to move from dependence on foreign aid, to a self-sustaining economy. Kirsty Basset reports.
Afghan businesses are struggling to survive as the country tries to move from dependence on foreign aid, to a self-sustaining economy. Kirsty Basset reports.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says an economic meltdown will not hit a country like Russia, added he is more concerned about the Ukrainian economy. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.