UN: World hunger stops rising but remains elevated
UN agencies warned that the major drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition -- conflicts, economic shocks, natural catastrophes -- as well as glaring inequality seem to become the "new normal". PHOTO | AFP
World hunger stopped rising in 2022 after growing for seven years but remains above pre-pandemic levels and far off track to be eradicated by 2030, UN agencies said Wednesday.
"Between 691 million and 783 million people faced hunger last year, with a midrange of 735 million," the five agencies said in a report.
