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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (316): UK farm workers, Japan US military, WHO, global

COVID-19 -- United Kingdom- The latest edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, published yesterday [13 Jul 2020], estimates that almost 690 million people went hungry in 2019 -- up by 10 million from 2018, and by nearly 60 million in the past 5 years. The report forecasts the COVID-19 pandemic could tip over 130 million more people into chronic hunger by the end of 2020.- In South Sudan, WHO and the Ministry of Health are working to address stigma and fear, which are proving Read more [...]