800 Million People Are Facing Hunger

The Guardian: Conflict drives 'unacceptable' figure of 795 million people facing hunger

Despite progress, global annual index says one in four children are affected by stunting, with Central African Republic ranked worst for levels of hunger

Levels of hunger in the developing world have fallen by nearly one third since the turn of the century but an “unacceptably high” number of people still do not have enough food to eat, largely because of the spread of armed conflicts, this year’s global hunger index has warned.

There are 27% fewer hungry people in the world today than at the turn of the century, according to the 2015 index, which was released on Monday by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide.

WNU Editor: progress has been made .... but for those who are hungry .... not fast enough.