The coronavirus pandemic: A threat to food security
By DW
13 October 2020 |
10:52 am
For years, the Global Hunger Index has shown global advances in combating malnutrition. But the coronavirus pandemic could undo them, according to the latest report for German aid organization Welthungerhilfe.
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