Global hunger worsened in 2024, affecting 295 mln people: UN report
Global food insecurity and malnutrition continued to worsen in 2024, with 295 million people suffering from acute hunger across 53 countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its partners said in a report released on Friday.
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Global food insecurity and malnutrition continued to worsen in 2024, with 295 million people suffering from acute hunger across 53 countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its partners said in a report released on Friday.
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00:01Global food insecurity and malnutrition continued to worsen in 2024, with 295 million people suffering from acute hunger across 53 countries.
00:13That's according to a new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and its partners.
00:19The new figures represent an increase of 13.7 million compared to 2023.
00:24It marks the sixth consecutive annual rise in acute food insecurity in the world's most fragile regions.
00:32The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the figures are another unflinching indictment of a world dangerously off course.
00:41While acute food insecurity typically stems from a combination of factors, the report emphasises that conflicts remain the main driver in many of the worst-hit regions.
00:50Some populations face conditions beyond acute hunger.
00:54Famine was confirmed in parts of Sudan in 2024, while catastrophic levels of food insecurity were recorded in the Gaza Strip, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali.