The World Food Program was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat a surge in global hunger amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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6/ CARE International's Tjada McKenna noted that hunger data is limited for transgender people, despite their heightened vulnerability. About a fifth of trans people are unemployed because of the pandemic, with the figure jumping to a quarter for those who aren't White.
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7/7 "...it's safe to say anyone who was experiencing disparity before the pandemic, that problem has gotten worse," said Stacy Dean, the vice president for food assistance policy at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. More from
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