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G7 pledges $4.5 billion to combat global food crisis, says report

The G7 is attempting to rally emerging countries, many with close ties to Russia, to oppose Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine

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British PM Boris Johnson, US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s PM Mario Draghi during a meeting on the sidelines of the G7 leaders summit in Germany Photo: Reuters

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The Group of Seven rich democracies will commit up to $4.5 billion to improve global food security, a senior US official said, as the group responds to worries in developing nations about the threat of hunger triggered by war in Ukraine.

On the final day of the G7 summit in Germany, the official said that the United States would provide over half of that sum, which would go to efforts to fight hunger in 47 countries and to fund regional organisations.

The G7 is attempting to rally emerging countries, many with close ties to Russia, to oppose Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion

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