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Daybreak July 13: Hunger worsens during COVID

07/13/21 9:51 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Ben Nuelle
The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened global hunger, according to a new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. The FAO estimates that as many as 811 million people faced hunger in 2020, an increase of as much as 161 million people over 2019.
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