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UN: World hunger eases even as food prices rise
Financial Express Chandigarh
|July 29, 2025
WORLD HUNGER FELL in 2024, as declines in Asia and South America offset an increase in the number of people who lacked adequate diets in Africa, according to a UN analysis released Monday.
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The share of the global population that couldn't afford enough food slipped to 8.2% in 2024 from 8.5% the year before, according to the report from the Food and Agriculture Organization.
This story is from the July 29, 2025 edition of Financial Express Chandigarh.
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