Thursday, July 07, 2022

Fact of the Day

 345 million acutely hungry people are marching to the brink of starvation— a 25% increase from 276 million at the start of 2022 before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. 

The number stood at 135 million before the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. 

2.3 billion people facing moderate or severe difficulty obtaining enough to eat. The number facing severe food insecurity increased to about 924 million

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