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Severe food insecurity reported in Papua New Guinea

Xinhua, July 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

Some 226,000 people in the highlands of Papua New Guinea face severe food insecurity due to El Nino induced drought, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Wednesday.

The humanitarian community, supported by donors and private sector contributions, is supporting the government's drought response efforts, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here, citing OCHA.

Macharia Kamau, one of the two UN special envoys on El Nino and climate, visited Papua New Guinea earlier in July, and called for a greater focus on both immediate response and preparedness for future climate shocks.

El Nino, the Little Boy in Spanish, and its sister La Nina, the Little Girl, contribute to changes in climate and weather. They have been blamed for doubling of major droughts in the world in 2015. Endit