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Acute hunger hits nearly 282 million people as famine looms in Gaza

The number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity has increased every year since 2019.

An EMT with the Palestine Red Crescent Society walks through rubble in Gaza
An EMT with the Palestine Red Crescent Society walks through rubble in Gaza (AN/PRCS)

Diplomats will meet at U.N. headquarters next week seeking to help 281.6 million people worldwide who faced high levels of acute hunger last year.

The high-level roundtable next Monday will address the findings of a new report from the Global Network Against Food Crises and Food Security Information Network on Wednesday.

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