Last year, about 735 million people worldwide went hungry. That is 122 million more than in 2019. The main reasons for this sharp increase are the corona pandemic, repeated “weather shocks” and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine.
While the number of hungry people worldwide stagnated between 2021 and 2022, hunger crises are worsening in many parts of the world, the UN children’s fund UNICEF reports.
Progress was made in tackling hunger in Asia and Latin America, while hunger increased in 2022 in Western Asia, the Caribbean and all regions of Africa. Africa remains the hardest hit. One in five people on the continent suffers from hunger – more than twice the global average.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message (see above) that there are some positive developments. Some regions are on track to meet some of the nutrition targets by 2030.
This requires strengthening resilience to crises and shocks leading to food insecurity – whether due to conflict or climate change.
148 million children under five are underdeveloped
Millions of children under the age of five still suffer from malnutrition. According to the report, by 2022, 148 million children under the age of five (22.3 percent) were underdeveloped, 45 million (6.8 percent) were acutely malnourished and 37 million (5.6 percent) were overweight.
Source: Krone
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