WFP calls for improvement of food security in Eastern Africa

NAIROBI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday called for joint efforts from all stakeholders to improve food security in Eastern Africa.

Michael Dunford, WFP Eastern Africa regional director, said the region is home to four percent of the global population but has 20 percent of the total number of acutely food insecure people in the world.