UN: sanctions on Madagascar causing hunger

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — A U.N. food official says international sanctions against the government of Madagascar's coup leader have left half of the population hungry. Olivier De Schutter also says nearly 70 percent of people living in the south of the island nation are food insecure and ...

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