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August 7, 2012

Report: One in Seven People Going Hungry Worldwide 
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New figures show the number of children enduring acute hunger worldwide
has grown for the first time this decade. According to Oxfam, the food
crises in West Africa, East Africa and Yemen have added 43 million to
the number of people going hungry across the globe. Almost a billion
people, or one in seven of the world population, are now going hungry.

 

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