The World’s Hunger Problem Is Barely Improving, UN Says
- One in five people in Africa faced hunger in 2023, report says
- Vulnerable groups including women disproportionately affected
People register for a potential food aid delivery at a camp for internally displaced persons in Agari, South Kordofan, in June.
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The world has made little progress in combating global hunger as conflict, extreme weather and economic challenges restrict people’s access to food, according to the United Nations.
About 733 million people — or 9.1% of the global population — were undernourished in 2023, little changed for a third straight year, UN agencies said in a report Wednesday. That’s still 152 million more than in 2019, putting the world off track to reach key goals, including zero hunger, by the end of this decade.