One Billion Already Hungry as Deeper Food Crises Loom
<div class='node-body'><p>Despite growing enough food to feed to entire world, almost a billion people are now hungry – one in seven of the global population – and, according to Oxfam International, conditions are getting worse and the number of acutely malnourished children has risen for the first time this decade.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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