Cabo Verde faces record-breaking levels of food insecurity as a result of drought, COVID-19, Ukraine crisis

(Eds: FAO/WFP re-issue the 23 June 2022 statement to correct number of people facing acute levels of food insecurity in Cabo Verde from 181,000 to 46,000) Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The number of people affected by food insecurity in Cabo Verde is set to spike with more than 46,000 women, men and children – almost 10 percent of the population - facing an acute deterioration in food security between June and August this year