'Global hunger was at 5-yr high last year' - The Hindu BusinessLine

‘Global hunger was at 5-yr high last year’
May 05, 2021
Indians not among the 150 m people who faced ‘acute food insecurity’: FAO
About 155 million people in 55 countries faced acute food insecurity and extreme hunger globally last year due to food crises relating to Covid-19 along with extreme weather conditions, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Wednesday.
In its annual report launched by Global Network Against Food Crises – an alliance of the UN, EU and non-governmental organisations working to tackle food crises, FAO said that the number of those who faced acute food insecurity hit a 5-year high last year.

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