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May 6, 2021

U.N. Warns of Soaring Hunger, Child Mortality and Maternal Deaths During Pandemic
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The United Nations warned Wednesday of soaring rates of hunger, child
mortality and maternal deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. The World
Food Programme reported at least 155 million people required urgent food
aid in 2020 - a five-year high - with at least 28 million people one
step away from famine. Meanwhile, the United Nations Population Fund
said a global shortage of midwives is leading to as many as 4.3 million
preventable deaths of mothers and babies each year.


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