{
  "id": 133709,
  "title": "Global hunger levels fall but Africa still lags behind, UN report finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/global-hunger-levels-fall-but-africa-still-lags-behind-un-report-finds",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-04T13:22:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/global-hunger-levels-fall-but-africa-still-lags-behind-un-report-finds/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In its latest report on food security and nutrition around the world, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization says the number of people facing hunger globally has declined for the third consecutive year, but Africa still has the highest number of people with insufficient food. The FAO report estimated that 20% of Africans faced hunger […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}