Approximately 733 million individuals faced hunger in 2023, according to the
latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report released by
the Food and Agriculture Organization and other United Nations agencies. The
reported figure is equivalent to one in eleven globally and one in five in
Africa faced hunger.



The key findings of the report include the following:



* around 2.33 billion people globally faced moderate or severe food
insecurity, wherein over 864 million people experienced severe food
insecurity, going without food for an entire day or more at times
* lack of economic access to healthy diets also remains a critical
issue, affecting over one-third of the global population
* progress has been made in increasing exclusive breastfeeding rates
among infants to 48%, achieving global nutrition targets will be a challenge
* new estimates of adult obesity show a steady increase over the last
decade, from 12.1 percent (2012) to 15.8 percent (2022)



"Transforming agrifood systems is more critical than ever as we face the
urgency of achieving the SDGs within six short years. FAO remains committed
to supporting countries in their efforts to eradicate hunger and ensure food
security for all. We will work together with all partners and with all
approaches, including the G20 Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, to
accelerate the needed change. Together, we must innovate and collaborate to
build more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems
that can better withstand future challenges for a better world," said FAO
Director General, QU Dongyu.



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