Hunger worldwide declined in a slight decline in 2024, affecting between 638 and 720 million people, thanks to the progress recorded in Latin America and Southeast Asia, but continues to grow in Africa, UN services said today. About 8.2% of the world’s population was faced with hunger in 2024, down 0.3% compared to 2023, but “significant inequalities” remain around the world, according to a joint report compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Rural Development Fund. Although the number of people who are hungry records a significant decline in Latin America and the Caribbean, it worsens in West Asia and Africa and even exceeds 20% in the latter case. These figures, published on the occasion of the United Nations Summit for Food Systems, held in the capital of Ethiopia Addis Ababa, are far from the UN target. […]
Source: News Beast
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