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Women are disproportionately affected by hunger, food insecurity and poverty, largely as a result of gender inequality and their lack of social, economic and political power. In many countries, girls are twice as likely to die from malnutrition and preventable childhood diseases than boys, and it is estimated that almost twice as many women suffer from malnutrition than men. Unfortunately, however, there are still no global statistics on malnutrition or undernourishment rates disaggregated for men and women.
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3 The Right to Food of the Most Vulnerable People
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Ziegler, J., Golay, C., Mahon, C., Way, SA. (2011). The Right to Food of the Most Vulnerable People. In: The Fight for the Right to Food. International Relations and Development Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230299337_3
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