Here’s Why World Food Day Is So Important

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Xinhua News Agency By Melissa Noel· Updated October 14, 2022

World Food Day is an annual reminder that food insecurity and malnourishment remain widespread issues. According to the U.N. World Food Program (WFP), as many as 828 million people – about 10 percent of the world’s population – go to bed hungry every night.

Observed each year on October 16, World Food Day is meant to raise awareness and

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