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Christopher Coons: “We are in the middle of a global food crisis, according to the World Food Programme: pre-pandemic, there were 135…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
We are in the middle of a global food crisis, according to the World Food Programme: pre-pandemic, there were 135 million people in more than 50 countries who were facing hunger. That has gone up to 345 million people across more than 80 countries today.
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Christopher Coons
Delaware

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Coons highlights the escalating global food crisis affecting millions.

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