The Guardian: Global hunger toll soars by 150 million as Covid and Ukraine war make their mark
Tenth of world’s population now chronically undernourished, with spectre of widespread famine drawing ever closer, warns report
The number of people going hungry in the world has risen by 150 million since the start of the Covid pandemic, the UN has said, warning that the food crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine risks pushing the worst-hit countries into famine.
Globally, the number suffering from chronic undernourishment rose to as many as 828 million last year, a rise of about 46 million on the previous year, and three times that increase if measured since the world shut down due to Covid, a report has found.
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UN Report Says 2.3 Billion People Were Severely Or Moderately Hungry In 2021
UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021 -- WHO
UN: 2.3 billion people severely or moderately hungry in 2021 -- AP
World Hunger Rising as U.N. Agencies Warn of 'Looming Catastrophe' -- Reuters
Global hunger figures rose to 828M in 2021, UN says -- Politico
UN: 828 Million More People Faced Hunger in 2021 -- VOA
World hunger rising as UN agencies warn of ‘looming catastrophe’ -- Al Jazeera
One-Tenth of the World Is Hungry, and War Risks Worsening the Crisis -- Bloomberg
The complex realities of a global hunger crisis -- Relief Web
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