Hundreds of empty plates scattered on Copacabana beach in Rio highlight plight of world's hungry

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(16 Nov 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 16 November 2024 1.⁠ ⁠Various of food plates with a red cross placed on sand in Copacabana Beach 2.⁠ ⁠SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Antonio Carlos Costa, president of Rio de Paz NGO: ++STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT; PARTLY OVERLAID WITH SHOT 3++ “We brought 733 empty plates to the beach that represent hunger. And why this number? According to the United Nations, 733 million human beings starved in 2023. We are receiving in Rio de