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FAO highlights importance of sustainable food systems on World Food Day
Chemical weapons inspectors conclude verification at 11 sites in Syria
UN experts alarmed by reprisals against human rights activists in China
WFP chief highlights role of women in ensuring food security

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Syrian refugee weddings on the rise in Za'atari camp

World Food Day highlights need to eradicate hunger 

World Food Day is observed on 16 October each year to focus attention on globalefforts to eradicate hunger. 
The day also marks the founding in 1945 of the Rome-based United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). 
This year’s theme is “Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition”. 
The United Nations estimates that 840 million people worldwide suffer from malnutrition. 

Derrick Mbatha reports.
Duration: 3’49”

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