Over
14 million people in
Ethiopia,
Zimbabwe,
Zambia,
Angola,
Malawi, Mozambique,
Swaziland and
Lesotho are feared to be at severe risk of starvation unless immediate action is taken.
The UN's
World Food Programme, has been making ever more desperate calls to donors for many months. With
Sub-Saharan and Southern Africa being highlighted as areas of particular concern.
The BBC have produced a useful
country-by-country guide to the areas affected.