The number of people in Sri Lanka needing urgent humanitarian help has doubled to 3.4 million, the United Nations has said as it warned of a worsening food crisis in the south Asian country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Months of protests against high prices and shortages of food and medicines led to the toppling of former regime in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UN said its revised plan aims at feeding 2.1 million people, including pregnant mothers and school children and providing livelihood support to 1.5 million farmers and fishermen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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