![Niger, Tahoua. A skeletal child receives emergency food through a tube at an emergency feeding center in Niger. Malnutrition is a serious problem each year in Niger, the drought and famine brought it to catastrophic proportions. [Date picture taken: 2005/08/08] © Edward Parsons/IRIN](https://www.worldhunger.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/niger_child_cropped_final-1200x448.jpg)
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United States
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Global
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United States
Military enlistees struggle with food insecurity
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Asia
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Drought raises food security fears in Afghanistan
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Food and Nutrition Security in Timor-Leste: Challenges and Prospects
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A step towards hunger-free India
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Food waste: alarming rise will see 66 tonnes thrown away every second
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