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Hunger on the rise worldwide as 821 million affected: UN

An infant suffering from malnutrition in a hospital in Yemen: a UN report said that 821 million people suffered from hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in 2018. [AFP]

More than 821 million people suffered from hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition worldwide last year, the United Nations reported Monday -- the third year in a row that the number has risen.

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