World Hunger

345 million persons moving towards starvation, warns United Nations

UN World Food Programme chief said that the number of civilians facing acute food insecurity was 2.5 times higher than before the coronavirus pandemic began.

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· Sep 16, 2022 · 07:53 pm
War in Ukraine has left the world grappling with the highest levels of hunger in 21st century

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In 2020, one in 10 people on Earth was undernourished

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· Jul 16, 2021 · 09:30 pm

World hunger has risen for three straight years – and climate change is a key reason

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· Oct 25, 2018 · 08:30 pm
World hunger rises after a decade; conflict, climate change major reasons: United Nations report

The number of hungry people in the world increased from 7.77 crore in 2015 to 8.15 crore in 2016.

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· Jun 22, 2018 · 08:37 am
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345 million persons moving towards starvation, warns United Nations

UN World Food Programme chief said that the number of civilians facing acute food insecurity was 2.5 times higher than before the coronavirus pandemic began.

Scroll Staff · Sep 16, 2022 · 07:53 pm

War in Ukraine has left the world grappling with the highest levels of hunger in 21st century

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