Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: United Nation (UN) report
This year’s The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report also examines the causes and consequences of recent food inflation
An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5 percent in 2023 and 8.7 percent in 2022. However, progress was not consistent across the globe, as hunger continued to rise in most subregions of Africa and western Asia, according to…