Globally, the percentage of the population with high levels of food insecurity reached 21.5% in 2023, and the number of people affected has increased by almost 24 million this year (due to the addition of new areas), the fifth in a row in which this indicator is growing.
The Gaza Strip is suffering from the world’s worst food disaster at least in the last twenty years, as there is data, as shown in the annual report of the Global Network against Food Crises (GNAFC) in collaboration with FAO and other UN agencies published this Wednesday
Moreover, it is encrypted more than 281 million people suffered from food insecurity acute in 59 countries by 2023.
“The Gaza Strip has the highest number of people suffering from catastrophic hunger ever recorded in the World Food Crises Report,” the UN Secretary General warned, Antonio Guterres.
Half of Gaza’s population, about 1.1 million people, is at the highest level of the CPI classification, which the agency defines as a “famine catastrophe.”
famine in the world
In the world it is percentage population with a high degree of food insecurity in 2023 that was the case 21.5%and the number of people affected increased by almost 24 million (due to the inclusion of new areas) this year, the fifth year in a row in which this indicator has grown.
In addition to the Gaza Strip and Sudanthe countries that are struggling with major food crises Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Syria, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Yemen.
Conflict, insecurity, extreme weather conditions and economic disruption have worsened the situation in twelve countries Colombia, Ivory Coast And Senegalthat are included in the report for the first time.
In addition, 36 countries are suffering from long-term food crises, of which, according to the GNAFC, in 19 countries 80% of the total population is affected by food shortages.
Forecasts for 2024
In 2024 “the conflict and uncertainty“will remain the leading causes of acute food insecurity, as will the The climate phenomenon El Niñowhich is likely to “manifest throughout the year,” the report points out.
But also the economy will play an important role in the development of the food crises ravaging the planet, food exporting countries with weakened currencies, such as Nigeria, Malawi or Lebanon, will face “internal food prices and the weak purchasing power of households”.
Also the decline in humanitarian aid funding and rising delivery costs “pose a new threat” resulting in “a reduction in the number of food aid recipients and rations among many population groups.”
Source: EITB
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