Zimbabwe: Pandemic Pushes Up Global Hunger - UN

The number of hungry people in the world is growing, reaching 821 million in 2020 -- nearly one-tenth of the world population -- as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect global food security, according to the first State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) released recently.

The UN report indicates that up to 811 million people went hungry in 2020 after remaining virtually unchanged for five years.

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