U S , UK, Germany take on China at U N over Xinjiang
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U.S., UK, Germany clash with China at U.N. over Xinjiang
FILE PHOTO: New U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield holds a news conference to mark the start of the U.S. presidency of the U.N. Security Council for March, at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar reuters tickers
This content was published on May 12, 2021 - 17:37
May 12, 2021 - 17:37
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The United States, Germany and Britain clashed with China at the United Nations on Wednesday over the treatment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, angering Beijing by hosting a virtual event that China had lobbied U.N. member states to stay away from.
Global hunger crisis hit five year high in 2020, new U.N. report says Pamela Falk © 2021 Getty Images BRASILIA, BRAZIL - APRIL 12: Homeless people receive meals prepared by Chef Bruno Domingos on April 12, 2021 in Brasilia, Brazil. Bruno Domingos, who was a sports and armed conflicts specialized photographer, dropped his career and took up gastronomy in 2019. He works as a chef and started a charity project, cooking for homeless people at his own home in Brasilia. Amid the coronavirus crisis, his project Marmitinhas do Amor (Meals of Love) grew and delivered over 6,800 free meals and basic hygiene products. According to a survey conducted by Alimento para Justica Research Group, 59% of Brazilians have not eaten in the ideal quantity or quality since the beginning of the pandemic, the equivalent of a total of 125 million people. Brazil undergoes an economic crisis worsen by effects of the pandemic, which has already taken over 315,000 fatal victims. In the
Global hunger crisis hit five year high in 2020 as 155 million people faced severe food insecurity, new U.N. report says By Pamela Falk Group: World not on track for zero hunger goal
An estimated 155 million people across the globe faced severe food insecurity and were in need of urgent assistance in 2020, according to a U.N. report published Wednesday. Researchers found the number of people experiencing food insecurity at or above a crisis level has risen to its highest level in five years, with an increase of nearly 20 million people compared to 2019 and are warning that millions are at risk of famine if action isn t taken.
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