'Look beyond hunger' says U.N. as one in four lack access to healthy foodMore than 2 billion people lack access to healthy food, putting them at risk of health problems - and many of them live in North America or Europe |
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FACTBOX - Seven things you need to know about world hungerGlobally, 821.6 million people or 11% of the population, suffer from hunger |
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U.N. wants more urgency in AIDS fight as gains and funding fadeMore than half of all new HIV infections in 2018 were among sex workers, drug users, men who have sex with men, transgender people, prisoners and the sexual partners of these groups |
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High and dry: Alpine resorts grapple with climate changeWith global warming widely expected to slash snowfall, the Swiss tourism industry is looking for ways to preserve a lucrative business |
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Most big companies fail to report role in deforestation, charity saysReporting shortfall comes despite their commitment to lighten their environmental footprint under wider efforts to tackle climate change |
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Britain defends low rate of forced marriage prosecutionsJust two people have been convicted since Britain banned forced marriage in 2014 |
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Over 100 killed, millions displaced from floods in India, Nepal and BangladeshFloods in South Asia cause mass displacement and deaths annually, and the death toll and damage from the current monsoon season is likely to increase in coming weeks |
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Ebola spread to east Congo's Goma massively raises risk - U.N.The world's second worst epidemic has infected 2,500 people and killed 1,655 in the lush farmlands of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo |
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20 million children miss out on life-saving vaccines, U.N. warnsIn 2018 the number of measles cases around the world more than doubled, to almost 350,000 |
OPINION: Bolder actions are needed to eradicate hunger and fight obesityOur food systems are distorted and humanity is at grave risk of increasing hunger, obesity and diet-related illnesses |
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