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Globally almost 870 million chronically undernourished - new hunger report

Tue, Oct 09, 2012 14:57 CET

But there are hopeful signs that with extra effort the MDG target can be reached9 October 2012, Rome - Nearly 870 million people, or one in eight, were suffering from chronic undernourishment in 2010-2012, according to the new UN hunger report released today. The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2012 (SOFI), jointly published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO ), the International Fund for Agricultural

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