Hunger is the biggest problem in the world. Do you know that every 11th person in the world is a victim of hunger? Yes, every 11th person is forced to sleep on an empty stomach at night. Today we will tell you how much the hunger figures have increased and how it is being seen at the global level.
Hunger is a global problem
Hunger is the biggest global problem in the world. With the increase in population, the hunger figures are also increasing all over the world. The data says that every 11th person in the world is forced to face hunger. At the same time, one-third of the world’s population is such that it is not able to buy nutritious food. But the most shocking thing is that in this modern world, every 11th person is still forced to sleep on an empty stomach. In simple words, there are 733 million people in the world who are not able to eat enough. According to the World Food Security and Nutrition Report, the number of hunger cases has increased significantly compared to 2019. The hunger data says that the number of these people has increased by 152 million. However, the situation in Africa is the worst among all the countries of the world. In Africa alone, every fifth person is forced to face hunger. Let us tell you that “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024” This report named ‘Hunger’ has been jointly published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), UNICEF, World Food Program (WFP) and World Health Organization (WHO).
Situation of hunger
According to the report, there are 233 crore people in the world who have to struggle to get enough food on a regular basis. At the same time, there are 86.4 crore people among them who have to spend some time without food. This report is worrying at the global level. According to the report, if this situation continues, then by 2030, about 58.2 crore people may have to struggle with malnutrition for a long time. This situation is especially worrying for Africa, because about half of these people will be from the African continent.
Healthy diet
According to the information, access to healthy diet is also a serious issue in the world. It is affecting one-third of the world’s population. According to the report, in 2022, more than 280 crore people were unable to afford a nutritious diet. This problem is more serious in poor countries, where 71.5 percent of the population is unable to afford a healthy nutritious diet. Although the situation has improved in Asia, North America and Europe compared to before the pandemic, the situation in Africa has become much worse.
