UN Warns of 'Severe' Global Hunger Crisis With 700 Million Facing Uncertain Meals

UN food chief warns of severe global hunger crisis affecting over 700 million people uncertain of next meal.
Demand for food increasing while humanitarian funding decreasing according to WFP.
Up to 783 million people - 1 in 10 globally - still go hungry nightly, up 200 million since 2021.
Nearly 47 million people in over 50 countries on brink of famine, including 45 million children under 5 facing malnutrition.
WFP head urges private sector partnerships beyond just financing to find innovative solutions to aid world's neediest.

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