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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Elaine Kurtenbach

Asia lags behind pre-pandemic levels of food security, UN food agency says

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Hunger remains a chronic problem in Asia, with 55 million more people undernourished in 2022 than before the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization says in its latest assessment of food security in the region.

Most of those living without enough to eat are in South Asia, and women tend to be less food secure than men, the report says.

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