World Food Program chief warns of vulnerable supply chains

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Category: World News
Published Wednesday, January 27, 2021
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THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS -- The head of the World Food Program said Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to strengthen vulnerable supply chains to impoverished nations struggling to feed their populations.

David Beasley, executive director of the United Nations' Nobel Peace Prize-winning food program, said that the pandemic put further stress on supply chains getting food to the hungry.

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