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In a world of plenty, no one, not a single person, should go hungry. But almost 1 billion still do not have enough to eat. I want to see an end to hunger everywhere within my lifetime.

Ban Ki-moon

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Ban Ki-moon
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: June 13
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