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Where are the starving people?-By Dr harold Gunatillake UNICEF estimates that approximately 56,000 children in the country suffer from severe acute malnutrition. Around a third of Sri Lankan households do not have a secure food source, and almost 70% are reducing meal sizes, according to the latest World Food Program figures. According to the World Food Programme, 6 .3 million people, or over 30 per cent of Sri Lanka’s population is “food insecure” and require humanitarian assistance. According to UNO -India, there are nearly 195 million undernourished people in India, which is a quarter of the world’s hunger burden. Also, roughly 43% of children in India are chronically undernourished. India ranks 68 out of 113 major countries in terms of food ...