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WASHINGTON, Jul 7 (OneWorld.net) - Due to a lack of funds, the United Nations is cutting back an emergency food aid program in North Korea, where an estimated 9 million people may go hungry due to cereal shortages this year.
WASHINGTON, May 29 (OneWorld.net) - Climate change is currently the biggest global health threat, a leading medical journal has said, noting that water scarcity, shifting food resources, and extreme weather will drastically affect the world's poor unless development efforts are stepped up.