In recent years, lakhs of people suffered severe famine, malnutrition or starvation-related deaths in which of the following countries, largely as a consequence of war and ethnic conflict?
1. Yemen
2. South Sudan
3. Somalia
4. Democratic Republic of Congo
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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A. 1 and 2 only. Yemen and South Sudan were the two countries where a combination of civil war and ethnic conflict pushed lakhs of people into severe famine and starvation-related deaths around 2017-18, both formally declared or on the brink of famine conditions during that period. Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo also faced serious food insecurity around the same time, but the scale of confirmed famine deaths driven specifically by conflict was most acute in Yemen and South Sudan, so they do not belong in the same bracket for this specific claim. Since only 1 and 2 fit, option A is correct.

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A. 1 and 2 only

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B. 1, 2 and 3 only

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C. 2, 3 and 4 only

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D. 1, 2, 3 and 4