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UN video game makes hunger point
A video game which aims to teach children about global hunger has been released by the United Nations.
Food Force is the brainchild of the World Food Programme (WFP), which last year fed more than 100 million people.

The UN body seeks to capitalise on the popularity of video games to educate youngsters about hunger and the work of the aid agency.

Written for the PC and Mac, the free game is aimed at eight to 13-year-olds for download at www.food-force.com.

Neil Gallagher, WFP's director of communications, said: "Children in the developed world don't know what it's like go to bed threatened by starvation.

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