Man waits to receive identity card at Oxfam’s cash distribution in Yemen. Conflict continues to be the main driver of hunger across Near East and North Africa. More than two-thirds of hungry people in NENA, approximately 34 million people, live in conflict-affected countries, compared to 18 million hungry people in countries that are not impacted directly by conflict.

First published in the May 08, 2019, 9:47 p.m. edition

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