Zero Hunger: In a World of Plenty

Zero Hunger: In a World of Plenty

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Zero Hunger: In a World of Plenty

2024

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Distressing accounts and images of historical warfare and the ongoing issues of a population suffering from hunger fill this short documentary about the North Ethiopian region of Tigray.

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