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20 January 2026, 08:15

As global leaders gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, UN agencies are warning that rising hunger and displacement are not only humanitarian emergencies but growing threats to global economic stability.

Read the full story, “Rising hunger and displacement pose growing economic risk, UN tells Davos”, on globalissues.org

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