El Niño Pushes Hard on the Doors of Hunger in Peru

By Paula Bayarte

Sep 26, 2023 11:40 AM ET

Marina serves five portions of lentils and rice in a tin bowl held by a Peruvian among the millions living in extreme poverty in a country where the El Niño phenomenon has accentuated shortages, especially in the north.

“Action Against Hunger is supporting the construction and generation of common cooking pots as a community tool not only in the face of the response we have experienced but also in preparation for the emergency that El Niño Global may generate,” mentioned the director of the NGO in Peru, America Arias.

El Niño Pushes Hard on the Doors of Hunger in Peru

By Paula Bayarte

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