Global Hunger Is Increasing, New UN Report Finds

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By The ConversationJul 20, 2020, 10:25 am144 pts
By Michael Fakhri and Ntina Tzouvala According to a new United Nations report, global rates of hunger and malnutrition are on the rise. The report estimates that in 2019, 690 million people – 8.9% of the world's population – were undernourished. It predicts that this number will exceed 840 million by 2030.…

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