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Almost a quarter of all of WFP's food supplies in Sudan have been looted
The U.N. confirmed at least 17,000 metric tons of food – enough to feed more than half a million people – were taken.
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The U.N. confirmed at least 17,000 metric tons of food – enough to feed more than half a million people – were taken.
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