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According to the 2024 Global Report on Food Crisis, over 282 million people in 59 countries and territories suffered acute food insecurity in 2023. These numbers represent a 24 million increase in comparison to the previous year
According to the 2024 Global Report on Food Crisis, over 282 million people in 59 countries and territories suffered acute food insecurity in 2023. These numbers represent a 24 million increase in comparison to the previous year.
Conflict, extreme weather events, and economic shocks are the main drivers behind acute hunger worldwide, the report says. Authored by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC), an alliance of humanitarian and development actors launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with other partners in 2016, the report assessed the extent of the food crisis. The acute food insecurity in some countries and territories, such as conflict hotspots like Gaza and the Sudan is the main reason for heightened supply constraints on food availability.
The five countries with the largest number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity are the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Ethiopia, while Palestine, South Sudan, Yemen, the Syrian Arab Republic, and Haiti. The percentage of the population that faced the hunger crisis in 2023 (21.5 percent of the analyzed population) continues to be persistently high over the years.
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Launched in 2016, the 2024 Global Report on Food Crisis shows that food crises are severe and protracted, with 36 countries facing hunger crises for eight consecutive years. The Global Network urged to shift towards a more integrated approach for prevention, anticipation, and preparedness to break this vicious cycle. At the same time, Paulsen called for a “significant change” in the strategies aimed at tackling the food crisis.
