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Archive Home > 2009 > June > 20 > U.N.: World hunger at 1B mark

U.N.: World hunger at 1B mark

By Alessandra Rizzo / The Bulletin
June 20, 2009

ROME — The global financial meltdown has pushed the ranks of the world’s hungry to a record 1 billion, a grim milestone that poses a threat to peace and security, U.N. food officials said Friday.

Because of war, drought, political instability, high food prices and poverty,....

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