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Global Hunger Falls, but Conflict and Climate Threaten Progress, UN Report Says
- The number of hungry people worldwide decreased to 673 million in 2024, or 8.2 percent of the global population, down from 8.5 percent in 2023, according to a UN report on food security and nutrition.
- Mr. Maximo Torero from the UN stated that improved food access in South America and India contributed to this decline but warned that conflicts threaten progress in Africa and the Middle East.
- In Africa, over 307 million people were chronically undernourished in 2024, a figure that may rise to 500 million by 2030 due to various challenges.
- Global adult obesity rose to nearly 16 percent in 2022, while the number of people unable to afford a healthy diet decreased to 2.6 billion, showing uneven progress in global food security.
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Roundup: Global hunger falls in 2024, but setbacks in Africa, West Asia: UN Report
ROME, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Global hunger levels declined in 2024 for the second consecutive year, with an estimated 15 million fewer people affected than in 2023, according to the latest United Nations (UN) report on food security. However, progress remains uneven, as hunger continues to rise in parts of Africa and Western Asia amid ongoing food crises and inflationary pressures.
A United Nations (United Nations) report released this Monday indicates that world hunger declined slightly in 2024, affecting between 638 and 720 million people, although these results are due to progress in Latin America and South-East Asia, while hunger continues to increase in Africa. - World hunger declined slightly in 2024, except in Africa where it continues to increase (International).
As hunger declines in the world, it is growing in Africa. This is one of the alarming findings of the annual report published this Monday, 28 July, by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The agency warns about the lasting impact of food price inflation and calls for urgent measures to protect the most vulnerable.
Global hunger fell slightly in 2024, affecting between 638 and 720 million people, thanks to progress in Latin America and Southeast Asia, but it continues to ... More
Global hunger fell slightly in 2024 to between 638 million and 720 million people, thanks to progress in Latin America and Southeast Asia, but continued to rise in Africa, the United Nations said today. About 8.2 percent of the world's population faced hunger in 2024, down 0.3 percent from 2023, but "significant inequalities" remain across the globe, according to a joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for…
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