What is World Hunger? These terms refer to all people in the world who do not eat enough or have access to enough food. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), nearly 700 million people go to bed hungry every night while 2 billion are food insecure (the lack of access to a sufficient supply of safe and nutritious food).
Statistics show that World Hunger is on the rise and that there has been a 7.4% increase in hunger rates between 2014 and 2020. If this current trend continues, roughly 840 million people will suffer from hunger by 2030. Similarly, food insecurity is on the rise and fewer people have consistent access to nutritionally adequate food to live a healthy, active lifestyle. What are the reasons for these increases? For one, the world population is on the rise and an increasing amount of people are being born into poverty and hunger each day. Secondly, Global Warming contributes to a higher frequency of natural disasters which places people in a threatening position that can often lead to hunger. Social conflict and civil unrest also displace millions of people per year, especially in the Middle East and Africa. Lastly, we still await official measurements of hunger as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic which likely had a tremendous impact on World Hunger.
Fortunately, food aid is increasing. A group of 24 countries has come together to form the Development Assistance Committee and work to make a difference in the fight against world hunger. Funded by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, this project helps coordinate humanitarian assistance and major aid donations, spending almost 5 billion in food aid in 2019.
Hunger kills more than 9 million people each year, more than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. In the next blog, we will dive into more specifics as to the causes and complexities of the world hunger crisis.
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