This is how COVID-19 has affected world hunger

Jul 13, 2021

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21% of people in Africa are undernourished. Image: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Maytaal Angel

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The number of undernourished people in the world continued to rise in 2020. Image: FAO - The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report 2021

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