Kerry has warned that the increasingly ethnic-focused violence could descend into genocide and, while in South Sudan, also cited the risks of famine and condemned the reported recruitment of child soldiers and sexual violence.
Socio-economic dynamics determine the transition from diets characterized by the risk of famine, to those characterized by the risk of diet-related non-communicable disease (DR-NCD).
A mounting risk of famine is the result.
A million Eritreans are at risk of famine.
As the virus spread, and people abandoned schools and farms, the risk of famine grew.
Now, the UN is warning of a "concrete risk of famine".
Even in the better-organized places, the risk of famine was constant.
"With many communities unable to farm or tend properly to their cattle, the risk of famine looms large.
But many are unwilling to leave amid ceasefire violations and the risk of famine in some parts of the country.
Last month, food security experts warned of the risk of famine in some parts of the country.
