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Acute food insecurity globally at 5-yr high: UN agencies
Acute food insecurity globally at 5-yr high: UN agencies
Last Updated: Thu, May 6th, 2021, 09:20:08hrs
Rome, May 6 (IANS) Global conflicts, economic crises and extreme weather conditions have pushed the number of people who faced acute food insecurity to 155 million in 2020, the highest figure in five years, the UN s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other agencies said.
On Wednesday, FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu called for addressing the root causes of acute hunger, and for making agri-food systems more efficient, resilient, sustainable and inclusive , reports Xinhua news agency.
The situation was described in the 2021 Global Report on Food Crises issued by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC), an international alliance bringing together the UN s FAO and World Food Program (WFP), the European Union (EU), governmental agencies and non-profit organizations.
Acute Food Insecurity Soars To 5-Year High: Global Report
Conflict, economic shocks – including due to COVID-19, extreme weather – pushed at least 155 million people into acute food insecurity in 2020
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The number of people facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent life and livelihood-saving assistance has hit a five-year high in 2020 in countries beset by food crises.
This was among findings in the annual report launched by Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) - an international alliance of the UN, the EU, governmental and non-governmental agencies working to tackle food crises together.
The stark warning from the 2021 Global Report on Food Crises reveals that conflict, or economic shocks that are often related to COVID-19 along with extreme weather, are continuing to push millions of people into acute food insecurity.
A new report categorized people in Burkina Faso, South Sudan and Yemen as being in ‘Catastrophe,’ meaning that they need immediate action to prevent widespread death and collapse of livelihoods. This year’s report on Food Crises presents the grimmest snapshot to date of global food insecurity. Thousands of displaced people camping under trees in Minkaman, northeastern South Sudan.(file photo). Credit: Andrew Green/IPS
UNITED NATIONS, May 6 2021 (IPS) - The COVID-19 pandemic, protracted conflicts and climate change have created an untenable situation for the most vulnerable, with 155 million people across 55 territories suffering from severe food insecurity, sending acute hunger figures to a 5-year high.