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Reuters
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Matthias Williams and Philip Blenkinsop

Activists pan G7's $4.5 billion pledge to fight global hunger

FILE PHOTO: The Group of Seven leaders gather for a lunch at the Schloss Elmau hotel in Elmau, Germany, June 27, 2022. Susan Walsh/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Activists sharply criticised a pledge by the Group of Seven rich countries on Tuesday to commit $4.5 billion to fight global hunger, saying the sum fell short of what was needed with millions of people on the brink of starvation.

The worst drought in decades in parts of Africa and soaring food prices, driven higher by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, have sparked repeated warnings about threats to food security of the world's poorest and possible famines.

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