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Supporting starvation in Sri Lanka – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Transcript: Over six million people, or over 28 per cent of Sri Lanka’s population, are “food insecure”, and this situation is likely to deteriorate as the crisis unfolds in the island nation, which is grappling with its worst economic crisis, according to the World Food Programme. Almost 6.3 million people in Sri Lanka are unsure of where their next meal will come from, according to a food security assessment by the World Food Programme (WFP). With staggering malnutrition, the organisation warns of “grave consequences” where pregnant women cannot obtain the necessary nutrients. “We’re witnessing a tragic series of events that are unfolding in Sri Lanka right now that should be a warning to anyone who thinks that it is up to countries themselves to figure out https://youtu.be/etaLI6mQVNI how to deal with this crisis,” says Achim Steiner, administrator of the UN ...