United Nations agencies are warning that more than 350 million people in the Asia-Pacific region are going hungry as the coronavirus pandemic destroys jobs and pushes food prices higher.

Food and Agriculture Organization, UNICEF, the World Food Program, and the World Health Organization.
Data in the report show that it is more expensive to eat a healthy diet in Thailand, Laos, Bhutan, and Indonesia, at about $5 per day, than it is in New Zealand and Australia, at less than $3 per day.

This article was written by  Elaine Kurtenbach

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