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UPSC 2018: Very recently, in which of the following countries have lakhs of people either suffered from severe famine/acute malnutrition or died due to starvation caused by war/ethnic conflicts?
(a)Angola and Zambia
(b)Morocco and Tunisia
(c)Venezuela and Colombia
(d)Yemen and South Sudan
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) Yemen and South Sudan
Since 2015 Yemen’s civil war has created what the UN calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with millions facing famine, while conflict in South Sudan pushed over six million people into extreme hunger in 2018. No comparable war-induced famines were reported in the other country pairs during that period, making ‘Yemen and South Sudan’ the correct choice. ([theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/21/yemen-young-children-dead-starvation-disease-save-the-children?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper 1, as Question 18. It falls under Current Affairs > Disasters & Humanitarian Issues.
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